Total Crime Rate
97.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
58.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Welbeck Avenue area has the 25th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Bassett , and the 331st 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 Welbeck Avenue (SO17 1ST) in the last 12 months was 97.8 per 1,000 residents and was 37.1% higher 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 58.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Welbeck Avenue (SO17 1ST), the main crime hotspot is near Richmond Gardens. Police recorded 116 crimes here, including 78 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Southampton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Richmond Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Richmond Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highfield Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Richmond Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Merton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Richmond Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Richmond Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hartley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Richmond Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Richmond Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shaftesbury Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Richmond Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Granby Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Granby Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Granby Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Highfield Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Granby Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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