Total Crime Rate

274.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

129.5 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 274.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 129.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.6 9/10
  • Other theft 36.3 10/10
  • Burglary 20.7 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 15.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Drugs 10.4 8/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.2 7/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Monks Way area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Swaythling , and the 77th 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 Monks Way (SO18 2LP) in the last 12 months was 274.6 per 1,000 residents and was 316.6% higher than the Swaythling average (65.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 129.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Monks Way (SO18 2LP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lord Mountbatten Close, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Walnut Avenue (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Monks Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Claude Ashby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Walnut Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mardon Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mardon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alfred Rose Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alfred Rose Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alfred Rose Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pilgrim Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Alfred Rose Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowside Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walnut Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walnut Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pilgrim Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alfred Rose Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Havenstone Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Walnut Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Monks Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Friars Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Howard Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Octavia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gilbury Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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