Total Crime Rate

391.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

250.8 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 391.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 250.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 185.1 10/10
  • Public order 62.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.9 10/10
  • Burglary 17.9 10/10
  • Other crime 14.9 10/10
  • Drugs 9.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 6.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Shaftesbury Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Portswood , and the 36th 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 Shaftesbury Avenue (SO17 1SA) in the last 12 months was 391.0 per 1,000 residents and was 254.1% higher than the Portswood average (110.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 62 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 84 (≈ 250.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 291.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaftesbury Avenue (SO17 1SA), 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 Shaftesbury Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/85)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Richmond Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Richmond Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portswood Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Richmond Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Richmond Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Richmond Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Richmond Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portswood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shaftesbury Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Grosvenor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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