Total Crime Rate

139.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 139.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 48.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 45.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.2 5/10
  • Public order 18.1 9/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Robbery 6.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Pentire Avenue area has the 11th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Shirley , and the 219th highest crime rate of 723 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 Pentire Avenue (SO15 7RS) in the last 12 months was 139.0 per 1,000 residents and was 17.6% higher than the Shirley average (118.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 45.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pentire Avenue (SO15 7RS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A35, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wolverley Court (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Pentire Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Wilton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wolverley Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wilton Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting A35 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pentire Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pirrie Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime A35 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pirrie Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pirrie Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pirrie Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A35 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Queen'S Road Local resolution
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Data Sources

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