Total Crime Rate

285.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

131.2 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 285.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 131.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 113.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 54.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.6 9/10
  • Burglary 13.6 9/10
  • Other theft 13.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.5 7/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Robbery 4.5 6/10
  • 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

Cobden Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Bitterne Park , and the 75th 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 Cobden Avenue (SO18 1FY) in the last 12 months was 285.1 per 1,000 residents and was 248.2% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 131.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cobden Avenue (SO18 1FY), 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 (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Thorold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bitterne Park Triangle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cobden Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Catherines Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Catherines Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cobden Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cobden Court —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bitterne Park Triangle Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bitterne Park Triangle Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riverdene Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitworth Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Cobden Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Riverdene Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Bitterne Park Triangle Local resolution
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Data Sources

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