Total Crime Rate

83.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 83.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 48.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.9 9/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Cobden Avenue area has the 26th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Bitterne Park , and the 351st lowest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cobden Avenue (SO18 1FU) in the last 12 months was 83.6 per 1,000 residents and was 2.1% higher than the Bitterne Park average (81.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 48.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cobden Avenue (SO18 1FU), the main crime hotspot is near Cobden Court. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cobden Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cobden Court —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riverdene Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bitterne Park Triangle Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Bitterne Park Triangle Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bitterne Park Triangle Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parklands Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Tamarisk Gardens Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dimond Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Thorold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cobden Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Catherines Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Catherines Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Riverdene Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Bitterne Park Triangle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cobden Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitworth Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Coleson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cobden Gardens —
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Data Sources

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