Crime Rates at Avenue Road, Southampton, SO14 6BB

Avenue Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 285th lowest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Avenue Road (SO14 6BB) in the last 12 months was 67.3 per 1,000 residents and was 64.9% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 39.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avenue Road (SO14 6BB), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 110 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.