Total Crime Rate

229.5 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 229.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 23.4 7/10
  • Other theft 21.1 10/10
  • Public order 21.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Theft from the person 7.0 8/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 4/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
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

Archers Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 111th 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 Archers Road (SO15 2TA) in the last 12 months was 229.5 per 1,000 residents and was 12.2% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 107.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 39.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Archers Road (SO15 2TA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 127 crimes here, including 74 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Archers Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/74)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Southampton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Oxford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rose Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rose Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Winchester Street —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Winchester Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Methuen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Winchester Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winchester Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winchester Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Southampton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rockstone Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Methuen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Lindoe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Southampton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Banister Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Banister Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Upper Banister Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Southampton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Local resolution
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Data Sources

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