Total Crime Rate

45.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 45.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.0 7/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Malmesbury Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 112 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 183rd lowest crime rate of 734 local areas in Southampton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Malmesbury Road (SO15 5EY) in the last 12 months was 45.1 per 1,000 residents and was 78.0% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Malmesbury Road (SO15 5EY), 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 Malmesbury Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Suffolk Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Malmesbury Place —
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 2025Burglary Suffolk Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hanley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Greville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Road —
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 2025Vehicle crime Janson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Suffolk Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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