Total Crime Rate

106.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 106.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 56.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.9 10/10
  • Burglary 16.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Vanguard Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Bitterne Park , and the 299th highest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vanguard Road (SO18 2EN) in the last 12 months was 106.0 per 1,000 residents and was 29.4% higher than the Bitterne Park average (81.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 56.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vanguard Road (SO18 2EN), the main crime hotspot is near Wavell Road. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Vanguard Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bramble Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Roundhill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Macarthur Crescent —
Apr 2026Burglary Macarthur Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Macarthur Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Benhams Farm Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bramble Mews Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bramble Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bramble Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wavell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hood Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hood Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hood Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ferndene Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Brentwood Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wavell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Macarthur Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tedder Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tedder Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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