Crime Rates at Marchwood Road, Southampton, SO15 8AN

Marchwood Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Freemantle , and the 118th 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 Marchwood Road (SO15 8AN) in the last 12 months was 221.7 per 1,000 residents and was 23.4% higher than the Freemantle average (179.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 132.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marchwood Road (SO15 8AN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Payne'S Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.