Total Crime Rate

260.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 260.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 70.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.8 10/10
  • Public order 16.4 9/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Other crime 9.4 9/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Montague Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Thornhill , and the 89th highest crime rate of 734 local areas in Southampton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Montague Avenue (SO19 0QB) in the last 12 months was 260.0 per 1,000 residents and was 112.0% higher than the Thornhill average (122.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 105.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Montague Avenue (SO19 0QB), the main crime hotspot is near Sullivan Road. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Montague Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Butt'S Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sullivan Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lutyens Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ivy Dene Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sullivan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sullivan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sullivan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sullivan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sullivan Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sullivan Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sullivan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warlock Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birch Lawn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Birch Lawn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Wood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Wood Close Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Drugs Wood Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wood Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Elgar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Butt'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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