Total Crime Rate

98.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.9 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 98.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 50.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.8 9/10
  • Other theft 10.9 8/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Valentine Avenue area has the 13th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Sholing , and the 326th highest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Valentine Avenue (SO19 0EQ) in the last 12 months was 98.2 per 1,000 residents and was 15.4% higher than the Sholing average (85.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 50.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Valentine Avenue (SO19 0EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Valentine Avenue, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wood Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Valentine Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Canterbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Constable Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Landseer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Valentine Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heyes Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Old Well Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Old Well Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Landseer Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Magpie Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Elgar Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elgar Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Magpie Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Valentine Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Dawson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whistler Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Valentine Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Landseer Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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