Total Crime Rate
82.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
51.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Salcombe Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 349th lowest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Salcombe Road (SO15 3LA) in the last 12 months was 82.8 per 1,000 residents and was 56.8% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 51.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Salcombe Road (SO15 3LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mayflower Road, where police recorded 74 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Villiers Road (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Southampton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | May Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Selby Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Kentish Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Leighton Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Leighton Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Leighton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Heysham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heysham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Selby Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victory Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Selby Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Selby Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Villiers Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mayflower Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Selby Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Mayflower Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Selby Place | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kentish Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Villiers Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Mayflower Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Villiers Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Villiers Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Villiers Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Villiers Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Villiers Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Villiers Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Villiers Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Villiers Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Villiers Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Villiers Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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