Total Crime Rate

81.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 81.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.3 7/10
  • Other theft 16.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Welbeck Avenue area has the 30th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Bassett , and the 347th lowest crime rate of 734 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 Welbeck Avenue (SO17 1SU) in the last 12 months was 81.0 per 1,000 residents and was 15.7% higher than the Bassett average (70.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 41.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 59.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Welbeck Avenue (SO17 1SU), the main crime hotspot is near Hilldown Road. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Welbeck Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Highfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Blenheim Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Highfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Highfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highfield Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ripstone Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ripstone Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Welbeck Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Welbeck Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sherborne Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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