Crime Rates at Edelvale Road, Southampton, SO18 5PQ

Edelvale Road area has the 31st highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Bitterne Park , and the 326th 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 Edelvale Road (SO18 5PQ) in the last 12 months was 76.6 per 1,000 residents and was 12.7% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 32.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edelvale Road (SO18 5PQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Selborne Avenue, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Somerton Avenue (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.