Crime Rates at Shaftesbury Avenue, Southampton, SO17 1SL

Shaftesbury Avenue area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Bassett , and the 216th lowest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shaftesbury Avenue (SO17 1SL) in the last 12 months was 49.8 per 1,000 residents and was 30.1% lower than the Bassett average (71.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaftesbury Avenue (SO17 1SL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 183 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Richmond Gardens (78 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.