Total Crime Rate

229.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

104.3 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 229.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 104.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 80.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.6 9/10
  • Public order 16.8 9/10
  • Other theft 13.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Robbery 9.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.9 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Archers Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 107th 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 Archers Road (SO15 2LE) in the last 12 months was 229.1 per 1,000 residents and was 19.6% higher than the Banister & Polygon average (191.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 104.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Archers Road (SO15 2LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cromwell Road, where police recorded 99 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (45 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Archers Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/63)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cromwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holt Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Milton Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marshall Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Berkeley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lindoe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Lindoe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lindoe Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wilton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fitzhugh Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cromwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brighton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Wilton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cromwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences James Weld Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Carlton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Carlton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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