Total Crime Rate

172.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 172.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 33.9 7/10
  • Public order 27.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Swanmore Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Sholing , and the 163rd 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 Swanmore Avenue (SO19 1BL) in the last 12 months was 172.9 per 1,000 residents and was 110.8% higher than the Sholing average (82.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 94.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 71.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swanmore Avenue (SO19 1BL), the main crime hotspot is near Swanmore Avenue. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Swanmore Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Canterbury Avenue —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Swanmore Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swanmore Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silver Birch Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Heathfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Butt'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Old Well Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Old Well Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Landseer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Imber Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Marie Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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