Total Crime Rate

48.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.2 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 48.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 35.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.4 3/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Cleveland Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Bitterne Park , and the 208th lowest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cleveland Road (SO18 2AE) in the last 12 months was 48.5 per 1,000 residents and was 40.8% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 35.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cleveland Road (SO18 2AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Benhams Farm Close, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Edgehill Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cleveland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Summit Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ferndene Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ozier Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Benhams Farm Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Litchfield Crescent —
Apr 2026Other theft Roundhill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Brentwood Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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