Total Crime Rate

96.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.5 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 96.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 63.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 3/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Oxford Avenue area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 334th highest crime rate of 723 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 Oxford Avenue (SO14 0DP) in the last 12 months was 96.3 per 1,000 residents and was 49.7% lower 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 63.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oxford Avenue (SO14 0DP), the main crime hotspot is near Brintons Terrace. Police recorded 119 crimes here, including 87 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oxford Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/72)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brintons Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons St Marks Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nichols Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Clifford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Clifford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Argyle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clifford Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alfred Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alfred Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Marks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alfred Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Clifford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alfred Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Alfred Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Alban'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bullar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Alban'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Alban'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Alban'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nichols Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Clifford Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Derby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Raven Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oxford Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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