Crime Rates at The Avenue, Southampton, SO17 1XT

The 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 1XT) 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 1XT), the main crime hotspot is near College Place. Police recorded 101 crimes here, including 69 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.