Total Crime Rate

123.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 123.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.5 10/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Octavia Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Swaythling , and the 263rd highest crime rate of 734 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 Octavia Road (SO18 2LU) in the last 12 months was 123.4 per 1,000 residents and was 71.1% higher than the Swaythling average (72.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 82.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Octavia Road (SO18 2LU), the main crime hotspot is near Pilgrim Place. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Octavia Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grange Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Itchenside Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lord Mountbatten Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lord Mountbatten Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walnut Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Walnut Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Walnut Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Pilgrim Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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