Total Crime Rate
74.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Avenue Road area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 112 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 321st lowest crime rate of 734 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 Avenue Road (SO14 6TW) in the last 12 months was 74.7 per 1,000 residents and was 63.5% lower than the Banister & Polygon average (204.6 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 36.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Avenue Road (SO14 6TW), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Banister & Polygon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Oxford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lodge Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rose Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rose Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gordon Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Spear Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Padwell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cedar Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cedar Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mordaunt Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mordaunt Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Livingstone Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Alma Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifford Dibben Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Alma Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gordon Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rigby Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Norcliffe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norcliffe Road | Under investigation |
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