Crime Rates at Gordon Avenue, Southampton, SO14 6WH

Gordon Avenue area has the 15th highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 734 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 365.8 per 1,000 residents and was 78.8% higher 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 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 66 (≈ 173.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gordon Avenue (SO14 6WH), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 105 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.