Crime Rates at Avon Road, Southampton, SO18 4FR

Avon Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Bitterne Park , and the 330th lowest crime rate of 734 local areas in Southampton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Avon Road (SO18 4FR) in the last 12 months was 77.2 per 1,000 residents and was 12.1% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -31.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 47.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avon Road (SO18 4FR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Trent Close, where police recorded 86 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Edgehill Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.