Total Crime Rate

37.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 37.3 4/10
  • Violent crimes 28.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.0 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Somerton Avenue area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Harefield , and the 145th 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 Somerton Avenue (SO18 5DA) in the last 12 months was 37.3 per 1,000 residents and was 61.2% lower than the Harefield average (96.1 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Somerton Avenue (SO18 5DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Somerset Avenue, where police recorded 72 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mansfield Park Street (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Somerton Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Weston Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mansfield Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Yeovil Chase Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Somerset Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Yeovil Chase Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Mansfield Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mansfield Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mansfield Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mansfield Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Somerset Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Selborne Avenue —
Apr 2026Drugs Portway Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Portway Close Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Other theft Somerset Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons April Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Somerset Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Steep Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Somerset Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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