Total Crime Rate

99.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 99.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.6 9/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Theft from the person 6.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Charlton Road area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 112 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 322nd highest crime rate of 734 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 Charlton Road (SO15 5EX) in the last 12 months was 99.3 per 1,000 residents and was 51.4% lower than the Banister & Polygon average (204.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 36.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 178.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charlton Road (SO15 5EX), the main crime hotspot is near Western District Cut. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Charlton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Suffolk Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Malmesbury Place
Sep 2025Burglary Suffolk Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Road
Sep 2025Other theft Eastbourne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charlton Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Charlton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malmesbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Western District Cut Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Western District Cut Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Western District Cut Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hanley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Suffolk Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Greville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Greville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lumsden Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Lumsden Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lumsden Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lumsden Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newlands Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Newlands Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Greville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Janson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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