Total Crime Rate

91.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 91.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 40.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.9 7/10
  • Burglary 18.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.3 9/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Edelvale Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Bitterne Park , and the 347th 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 Edelvale Road (SO18 5PQ) in the last 12 months was 91.2 per 1,000 residents and was 11.4% higher than the Bitterne Park average (81.9 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 40.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edelvale Road (SO18 5PQ), the main crime hotspot is near Selborne Avenue. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Edelvale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Francis Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Yeovil Chase Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Yeovil Chase Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Francis Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Selborne Avenue —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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