Crime Rates at Vanguard Road, Southampton, SO18 2EN

Vanguard Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Bitterne Park , and the 271st highest crime rate of 734 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 Vanguard Road (SO18 2EN) in the last 12 months was 119.2 per 1,000 residents and was 35.7% higher than the Bitterne Park average (87.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 89.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vanguard Road (SO18 2EN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wavell Road, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Macarthur Crescent (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.