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

Brookvale Road 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 Brookvale Road (SO17 1QN) 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 Brookvale Road (SO17 1QN), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 323 crimes here, including 97 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brookvale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/64)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other crime Spring Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Spring Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Spring Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shakespeare Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portswood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portswood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Portswood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Other crime Portswood Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rigby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tennyson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rigby Road —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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