Total Crime Rate

91.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 91.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 55.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.0 6/10
  • Drugs 9.8 8/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Paynes Road area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 348th highest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Paynes Road (SO15 3SR) in the last 12 months was 91.2 per 1,000 residents and was 52.4% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 55.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Paynes Road (SO15 3SR), the main crime hotspot is near Lakelands Drive. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Paynes Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lakelands Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lakelands Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lakelands Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lakelands Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lakelands Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lakelands Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Lakelands Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lakelands Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hardy Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hardy Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lakelands Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lakelands Drive —
Apr 2026Burglary Varna Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Varna Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Pitt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pitt Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pitt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pitt Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other crime Lakelands Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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