Total Crime Rate

394.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

192.1 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 394.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 192.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 134.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 68.4 10/10
  • Public order 42.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.8 10/10
  • Burglary 23.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 18.4 6/10
  • Other theft 15.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.2 10/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.9 9/10
  • Robbery 7.9 8/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • 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

Rigby Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 35th 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 Rigby Road (SO17 2EU) in the last 12 months was 394.7 per 1,000 residents and was 106.1% 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 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 73 (≈ 192.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rigby Road (SO17 2EU), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 110 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rigby Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/74)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Verulam Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Bevois Valley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Other theft Verulam Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Livingstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Livingstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Livingstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Livingstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bevois Valley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Livingstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Alma Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Highcliff Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highcliff Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Earls Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fullerton Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Fullerton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portswood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lodge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lodge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Lodge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lodge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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