Total Crime Rate

11.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 11.9 1/10
  • Violent crimes 3.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Beech Avenue area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Bitterne Park , and the 25th lowest crime rate of 723 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 Beech Avenue (SO18 4HS) in the last 12 months was 11.9 per 1,000 residents and was 85.5% lower than the Bitterne Park average (81.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beech Avenue (SO18 4HS), the main crime hotspot is near Bitterne Road West. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Beech Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Tamarisk Gardens Local resolution
Apr 2026Robbery Cross Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cobden Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maple Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Huntly Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Athelstan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cross Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bitterne Road West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bitterne Road West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bitterne Road West Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bitterne Road West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Garfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Garfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Coleson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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