Total Crime Rate

138.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 138.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Other theft 14.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.2 9/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Robert Cecil Avenue area has the 9th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Swaythling , and the 228th 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 Robert Cecil Avenue (SO18 2NB) in the last 12 months was 138.8 per 1,000 residents and was 92.4% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 67.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Robert Cecil Avenue (SO18 2NB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pilgrim Place, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Claude Ashby Close (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Robert Cecil Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Itchenside Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walnut Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Pilgrim Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Stoneham Cemetery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Stoneham Cemetery Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grange Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Walnut Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Walnut Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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