Total Crime Rate
78.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
49.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ampthill Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Freemantle , and the 334th 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 Ampthill Road (SO15 8LP) in the last 12 months was 78.5 per 1,000 residents and was 54.5% lower than the Freemantle average (172.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 49.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ampthill Road (SO15 8LP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mayflower Road, where police recorded 74 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lakelands Drive (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Southampton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Villiers Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hardy Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Leighton Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Mayflower Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Leighton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Mayflower Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Testwood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Villiers Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Villiers Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Villiers Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Heysham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heysham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Villiers Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mayflower Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hardy Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lakelands Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Villiers Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Benson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Villiers Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Freshfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Randolph Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Villiers Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | May Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Kentish Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kentish Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victory Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Villiers Road | Under investigation |
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