Total Crime Rate

294.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

152.0 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 294.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 152.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 102.9 10/10
  • Public order 44.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.2 9/10
  • Other theft 29.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.6 10/10
  • Burglary 14.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Drugs 14.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 9.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 20th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 69th highest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Archers Road (SO15 2YD) in the last 12 months was 294.1 per 1,000 residents and was 53.5% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 152.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Archers Road (SO15 2YD), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 150 crimes here, including 78 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Carlton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Road 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
Apr 2026Public order Fitzhugh Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Canton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Henstead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cromwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cromwell Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cromwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cromwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bedford Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amoy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bedford Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Lindoe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lindoe Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences James Weld Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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