Total Crime Rate

101.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 101.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 46.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.4 10/10
  • Other theft 15.6 9/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Brookside Way area has the 9th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Swaythling , and the 315th highest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brookside Way (SO18 2LQ) in the last 12 months was 101.6 per 1,000 residents and was 54.1% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 46.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brookside Way (SO18 2LQ), 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 Brookside Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenlea Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alfred Rose Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mardon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mardon Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pilgrim Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pilgrim Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Howard Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Octavia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Claude Ashby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alfred Rose Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alfred Rose Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gilbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alfred Rose Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Alfred Rose Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Walnut Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Friars Way —
Apr 2026Public order Walnut Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Monks Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walnut Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walnut Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Havenstone Way Under investigation

Data Sources

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