Total Crime Rate

50.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 50.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 20.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.7 3/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Upper Shaftesbury Avenue area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Bassett , and the 220th lowest 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 Upper Shaftesbury Avenue (SO17 3RX) in the last 12 months was 50.8 per 1,000 residents and was 28.8% lower than the Bassett average (71.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 20.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Shaftesbury Avenue (SO17 3RX), the main crime hotspot is near Bealing Close. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Upper Shaftesbury Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Granby Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bealing Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brickfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brickfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sirdar Mews —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sirdar Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Bealing Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bealing Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bealing Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bealing Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bealing Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bealing Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bealing Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bealing Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sirdar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kitchener Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Granby Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granby Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Granby Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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