Total Crime Rate
137.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
65.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Apollo Place area has the 13th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Bitterne Park , and the 220th highest crime rate of 723 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 Apollo Place (SO18 6SL) in the last 12 months was 137.2 per 1,000 residents and was 67.6% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -37.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 65.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Apollo Place (SO18 6SL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Southampton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Langstaff Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Panwell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Macarthur Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Macarthur Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Macarthur Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Macarthur Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Almatade Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Chichester Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chichester Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Yew Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Langstaff Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Langstaff Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hood Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hood Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hood Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bramble Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bramble Mews | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bramble Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bramble Mews | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Tedder Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Haynes Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wavell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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