Total Crime Rate
79.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Glenfield Avenue area has the 28th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Bitterne Park , and the 341st lowest crime rate of 734 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 Glenfield Avenue (SO18 4EU) in the last 12 months was 79.4 per 1,000 residents and was 9.6% lower than the Bitterne Park average (87.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 43.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 147.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Glenfield Avenue (SO18 4EU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cobden Crescent (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bitterne Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Huntly Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cobden Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ferndene Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rossington Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | High View Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Fernwood Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cobden Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Neva Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Neva Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Neva Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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