Total Crime Rate

378.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 378.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 176.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.9 9/10
  • Public order 29.9 10/10
  • Other theft 26.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.6 9/10
  • Drugs 16.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 13.3 6/10
  • Theft from the person 13.3 9/10
  • Burglary 10.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.0 10/10
  • Robbery 10.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
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

Forster Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 38th highest crime rate of 734 local areas in Southampton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Forster Road (SO14 6RT) in the last 12 months was 378.7 per 1,000 residents and was 85.1% higher 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 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -81.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 68 (≈ 225.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forster Road (SO14 6RT), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 105 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Forster Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denzil Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Bevois Valley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Peterborough Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peterborough Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Clausentum Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Kingsbury Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Kingsbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Kingsbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingsbury Road
Sep 2025Public order Denzil Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denzil Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bevois Valley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Blackberry Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Petrol Station Local resolution
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rigby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rigby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rigby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bevois Valley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Peterborough Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Spear Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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