Total Crime Rate

89.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 89.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.4 9/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cobden Gardens area has the 26th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Bitterne Park , and the 364th highest crime rate of 734 local areas in Southampton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cobden Gardens (SO18 1LN) in the last 12 months was 89.9 per 1,000 residents and was 2.4% higher than the Bitterne Park average (87.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 114.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 61.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 112.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cobden Gardens (SO18 1LN), the main crime hotspot is near Cobden Court. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cobden Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Riverdene Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lacon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cobden Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cobden Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cobden Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Cobden Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cobden Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cobden Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Harcourt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery St Catherines Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Newton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hillside Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hillside Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Appleton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Cobden Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Whitworth Crescent Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Bitterne Park Triangle Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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