Crime Rates at Wilton Avenue, Southampton, SO15 2HE

Wilton Avenue area has the 44th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 164th highest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wilton Avenue (SO15 2HE) in the last 12 months was 171.9 per 1,000 residents and was 10.2% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 119.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wilton Avenue (SO15 2HE), the main crime hotspot is near Cromwell Road. Police recorded 99 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.