Total Crime Rate
115.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
90.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Argyle Road area has the 47th lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 266th 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 Argyle Road (SO14 0BS) in the last 12 months was 115.9 per 1,000 residents and was 39.5% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -37.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 90.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Argyle Road (SO14 0BS), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 98 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Southampton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Golden Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Alban'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Alban'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Alban'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Alban'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Alban'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | St Alban'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Durnford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Alfred Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Durnford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Derby Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Derby Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Derby Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Oxford Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Exmoor Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | St Mary'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Mary'S Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wolverton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nichols Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nichols Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Alfred Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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