Total Crime Rate

62.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 62.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 31.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.7 10/10
  • Robbery 6.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Hillside Avenue area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Bitterne Park , and the 263rd lowest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hillside Avenue (SO18 1LD) in the last 12 months was 62.1 per 1,000 residents and was 24.2% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 31.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillside Avenue (SO18 1LD), 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 Hillside Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dimond Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dimond Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Dimond Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dimond Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parklands Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cobden Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Catherines Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dimond Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cobden Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cobden Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Catherines Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bitterne Park Triangle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cobden Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Bitterne Park Triangle Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Bitterne Park Triangle Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Thorold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bitterne Park Triangle Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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