Crime Rates at The Avenue, Southampton, SO17 1XT

The Avenue area has the 18th highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 734 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 334.3 per 1,000 residents and was 63.4% higher than the Banister & Polygon average (204.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 68 (≈ 186.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Avenue (SO17 1XT), the main crime hotspot is near Winchester Street. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 61 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.