Crime Rates at Prince Of Wales Avenue, Southampton, SO15 4LS

Prince Of Wales Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Freemantle , and the 113th highest crime rate of 734 local areas in Southampton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Prince Of Wales Avenue (SO15 4LS) in the last 12 months was 228.7 per 1,000 residents and was 27.4% higher than the Freemantle average (179.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 109.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 51.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prince Of Wales Avenue (SO15 4LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Jess Clark Lodge, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oakley Road (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.