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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in SO15: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

SO15 recorded 982 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 14.62 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 28.8% of all offences recorded. Crime is up 2.4% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring158.3 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment982 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_upCrime up 2.4% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

982
trending_up +8.4% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

158.3per 1k
High Risk

Active Postcodes

1,813

Within SO15 district

Southampton

67,159

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Parking Area Map
total: 73 Drugs: 22 Violence and sexual offences: 21
73
Waterloo Terrace Map
total: 54 Violence and sexual offences: 20 Drugs: 12
54
Shopping Area Map
total: 36 Shoplifting: 34 Other theft: 1
36
Nightclub Map
total: 28 Violence and sexual offences: 18 Anti-social behaviour: 2
28
Emsworth Road Map
total: 26 Shoplifting: 14 Anti-social behaviour: 6
26
Shirley Road Map
total: 24 Shoplifting: 15 Violence and sexual offences: 4
24
College Place Map
total: 20 Criminal damage and arson: 4 Drugs: 4
20
Villiers Road Map
total: 19 Shoplifting: 10 Anti-social behaviour: 3
19
Shopping Area Map
total: 19 Shoplifting: 16 Other theft: 1
19
Cromwell Road Map
total: 19 Shoplifting: 7 Public order: 5
19

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
982 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
283
28.8%
Shoplifting
152
15.5%
Anti-social Behaviour
121
12.3%
Public Order
102
10.4%
Criminal Damage & Arson
70
7.1%
Drug Offences
65
6.6%
Other Theft
59
6.0%
Burglary
42
4.3%
Vehicle Crime
30
3.1%
Robbery
17
1.7%
Other Crime
14
1.4%
Weapons Possession
12
1.2%
Bicycle Theft
8
0.8%
Theft from Person
7
0.7%

Crime Analysis: SO15

Violence & Sexual Offences makes up the largest share of crime in SO15 at 28.8%. Shoplifting (15.5%) and Anti-social Behaviour (12.3%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in SO15 has risen slightly — by 2.4%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for SO15 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +8.4%
Year-on-Yeartrending_up +2.4%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +0.2%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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