Total Crime Rate

89.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 89.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 33.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Drugs 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
  • 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

Charlton Road area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 354th 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 Charlton Road (SO15 5EX) in the last 12 months was 89.4 per 1,000 residents and was 53.3% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 165.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charlton Road (SO15 5EX), the main crime hotspot is near Suffolk Avenue. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 22 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Greville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Western District Cut Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Malmesbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Raymond Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malmesbury Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malmesbury Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Suffolk Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Suffolk Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Suffolk Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Newlands Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newlands Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Suffolk Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Reynolds Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reynolds Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reynolds Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Evelyn Crescent —
Apr 2026Other theft Evelyn Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Western District Cut Under investigation
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Data Sources

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