Crime Rates at Robert Cecil Avenue, Southampton, SO18 2NB

Robert Cecil Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Swaythling , and the 199th highest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Robert Cecil Avenue (SO18 2NB) in the last 12 months was 149.5 per 1,000 residents and was 126.8% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 64.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Robert Cecil Avenue (SO18 2NB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Itchenside 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.