Total Crime Rate
247.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
151.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Archers Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 98th 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 2NB) in the last 12 months was 247.0 per 1,000 residents and was 28.9% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 151.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Archers Road (SO15 2NB), the main crime hotspot is near Cromwell Road. Police recorded 99 crimes here, including 42 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 | Robbery | Crossley Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burlington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cromwell Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cromwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cromwell Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Cromwell Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cromwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burlington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cromwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cromwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cromwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cromwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cromwell Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cromwell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cromwell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cromwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cromwell Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cromwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cromwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harborough Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Silverdale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Silverdale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Silverdale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Crossley Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Burlington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Burlington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Silverdale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Silverdale Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cromwell Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Silverdale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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