Total Crime Rate

203.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 203.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 74.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.2 8/10
  • Other theft 21.1 10/10
  • Public order 21.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 18.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.1 8/10
  • Robbery 7.0 8/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 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 31st highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 122nd 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 2TA) in the last 12 months was 203.8 per 1,000 residents and was 6.4% higher than the Banister & Polygon average (191.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 74.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Archers Road (SO15 2TA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 125 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near College Place (69 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 (30/72)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Methuen Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson College Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winchester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Padwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Padwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Padwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Padwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Padwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour College Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson College Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winchester Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oxford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs College Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs College Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons College Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order College Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order College Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person College Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Winchester Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winchester Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Rockstone Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Rockstone Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Carlton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Carlton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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