Total Crime Rate

10.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 10.2 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

The Avenue area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 112 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 20th lowest crime rate of 734 local areas in Southampton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Avenue (SO17 1XH) in the last 12 months was 10.2 per 1,000 residents and was 95.0% lower than the Banister & Polygon average (204.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

In the area around The Avenue (SO17 1XH), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 216 crimes here, including 137 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brintons Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brintons Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Brintons Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Brintons Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Brintons Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Brintons Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Brintons Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Carlton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Carlton Place Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Brintons Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brintons Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Winchester Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southampton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Southampton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Southampton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Southampton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Southampton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brintons Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brintons Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brintons Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brintons Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brintons Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Winchester Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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