Total Crime Rate

151.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

102.3 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 151.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 102.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.2 9/10
  • Public order 19.8 9/10
  • Drugs 13.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • 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

Walnut Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Swaythling , and the 195th highest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Walnut Avenue (SO18 2QU) in the last 12 months was 151.8 per 1,000 residents and was 130.3% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 102.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walnut Avenue (SO18 2QU), 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 Walnut Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walnut Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pilgrim Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mardon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Stoneham Cemetery Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stoneham Cemetery Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowside Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Howard Close —
Apr 2026Other crime Alfred Rose Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alfred Rose Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Monks Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mardon Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alfred Rose Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alfred Rose Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gilbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pilgrim Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alfred Rose Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walnut Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Walnut Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Walnut Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Claude Ashby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Octavia Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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