Crime Rates at Shaftesbury Avenue, Southampton, SO17 1SA

Shaftesbury Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Portswood , and the 26th highest crime rate of 734 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 438.8 per 1,000 residents and was 302.8% higher than the Portswood average (108.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 79 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 96 (≈ 286.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 564.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaftesbury Avenue (SO17 1SA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 328 crimes here, including 113 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.