Crime Rates at York Road, Southampton, SO15 3GL

York Road area has the 48th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 185th highest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around York Road (SO15 3GL) in the last 12 months was 156.6 per 1,000 residents and was 18.3% lower than the Banister & Polygon average (191.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -76.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 79.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around York Road (SO15 3GL), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 91 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.