Total Crime Rate

118.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 118.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 55.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.2 9/10
  • Burglary 10.1 8/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Other crime 7.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Selborne Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Harefield , and the 257th highest crime rate of 723 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 Selborne Avenue (SO18 5DZ) in the last 12 months was 118.7 per 1,000 residents and was 23.6% higher 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 55.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Selborne Avenue (SO18 5DZ), 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 Selborne Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mansfield Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Mansfield Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mansfield Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mansfield Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mansfield Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Weston Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Selborne Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Melchet Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Somerset Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Somerset Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Somerset Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Steep Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Somerset Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Yeovil Chase Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Yeovil Chase Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Somerset Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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