Total Crime Rate

260.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

130.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 260.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 130.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 104.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.5 9/10
  • Public order 20.5 9/10
  • Other theft 17.9 9/10
  • Burglary 12.8 9/10
  • Drugs 10.2 8/10
  • Shoplifting 7.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ancasta Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 88th highest crime rate of 723 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 Ancasta Road (SO14 6SL) in the last 12 months was 260.9 per 1,000 residents and was 36.2% higher 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 130.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ancasta Road (SO14 6SL), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 110 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ancasta Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/64)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackberry Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bevois Hill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rigby Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rigby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rigby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kingsbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kingsbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Portswood Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cranbury Terrace —
Apr 2026Drugs Cranbury Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cranbury Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cranbury Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cranbury Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Cranbury Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southcliff Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Forster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lodge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lodge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Lodge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lodge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Highcliff Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highcliff Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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