Total Crime Rate

184.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

103.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 184.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 103.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.2 7/10
  • Drugs 16.2 9/10
  • Other theft 16.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Shakespeare Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Portswood , and the 147th highest crime rate of 723 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 Shakespeare Avenue (SO17 2HB) in the last 12 months was 184.5 per 1,000 residents and was 67.0% higher than the Portswood average (110.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 103.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 61.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shakespeare Avenue (SO17 2HB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 323 crimes here, including 97 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shakespeare Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/82)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Portswood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portswood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portswood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Spring Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Spring Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Spring Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fullerton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Fullerton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Fullerton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fullerton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fullerton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Fullerton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fullerton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fullerton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rigby Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rigby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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