Postcode · Southampton
Crime in SO15 2NG
How much crime is recorded in SO15 2NG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Banister Park & Howard Road
- Council
- Southampton
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,774 (2024)
How safe is SO15 2NG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO15 2NG area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
SO15 2NGNational
Violence and sexual offences13.523.6
Burglary13.59.1
Anti-social behaviour3.910.7
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Other theft2.74.5
Public order2.04.6
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Drugs0.82.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Shoplifting0.48.4
Other crime0.41.5
Robbery0.31.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.