Total Crime Rate

54.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 54.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.0 6/10
  • Burglary 7.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Southsea Avenue area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Minster Cliffs , and the 195th lowest crime rate of 454 local areas in Swale .

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 Southsea Avenue (ME12 2LU) in the last 12 months was 54.6 per 1,000 residents and was 14.8% lower than the Minster Cliffs average (64.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 18.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -61.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southsea Avenue (ME12 2LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lady Winter Drive (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Southsea Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Westcliff Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lady Winter Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lady Winter Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Seathorpe Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rodmer Close —
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Data Sources

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