Total Crime Rate

179.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

95.6 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 179.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 95.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.9 10/10
  • Burglary 15.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.0 6/10
  • Public order 12.0 8/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Richmond Road area has the 39th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 152nd 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 Richmond Road (SO15 3FT) in the last 12 months was 179.3 per 1,000 residents and was 6.4% lower 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 Other theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 95.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Richmond Road (SO15 3FT), the main crime hotspot is near Shirley Road. Police recorded 184 crimes here, including 79 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Richmond Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Shirley Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Public order Harold Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Shirley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Shirley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dyer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beatrice Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beatrice Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dyer Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harold Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Other theft Harold Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cawte Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightingale Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pitt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pitt Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pitt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pitt Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightingale Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nightingale Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dyer Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dyer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dyer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dyer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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