Total Crime Rate
375.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
213.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Avenue area has the 16th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 43rd highest crime rate of 723 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 The Avenue (SO17 1XP) in the last 12 months was 375.3 per 1,000 residents and was 95.9% higher than the Banister & Polygon average (191.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 78 (≈ 213.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Avenue (SO17 1XP), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 78 crimes here, including 42 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 | Clifford Dibben Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Padwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Banister Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Banister Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brighton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Padwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Padwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Padwell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Padwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Avenue Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Banister Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cavendish Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lindoe Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Lindoe Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lindoe Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Avenue Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifford Dibben Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cavendish Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Banister Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Banister Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Banister Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cambridge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Alma Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Banister Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Oxford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | James Weld Close | Under investigation |
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