Total Crime Rate

186.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.6 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 186.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 67.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 57.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.6 6/10
  • Burglary 13.6 9/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Robbery 6.8 8/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Canterbury Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Sholing , and the 145th highest crime rate of 723 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 Canterbury Avenue (SO19 1EB) in the last 12 months was 186.4 per 1,000 residents and was 119.1% higher than the Sholing average (85.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 57.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canterbury Avenue (SO19 1EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Swanmore Avenue, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gainsborough Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Canterbury Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Heyes Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Canterbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Silver Birch Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Constable Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whistler Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Imber Way —
Apr 2026Other theft Magpie Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Magpie Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Landseer Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Landseer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Landseer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Julian Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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