Total Crime Rate

376.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

215.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 376.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 215.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 165.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.5 9/10
  • Other theft 26.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 26.3 7/10
  • Public order 21.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 18.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 15.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.2 9/10
  • Robbery 10.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 7.9 8/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
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

Gordon Avenue area has the 15th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 42nd 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 Gordon Avenue (SO14 6WH) in the last 12 months was 376.3 per 1,000 residents and was 96.5% higher 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 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 82 (≈ 215.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gordon Avenue (SO14 6WH), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Gordon Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/50)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Livingstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Livingstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rigby Road —
Apr 2026Robbery Highcliff Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highcliff Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Earls Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Earls Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fullerton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fullerton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Fullerton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fullerton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fullerton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Fullerton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Fullerton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fullerton Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Livingstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rigby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Livingstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Livingstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Westwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Alma Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
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Data Sources

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