Total Crime Rate
16.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
9.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Athelstan Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Peartree , and the 38th lowest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Athelstan Road (SO19 4DB) in the last 12 months was 16.6 per 1,000 residents and was 83.6% lower than the Peartree average (101.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 9.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -89.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Athelstan Road (SO19 4DB), the main crime hotspot is near Bitterne Road West. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Southampton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Cross Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bitterne Road West | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coleson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Coleson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Garfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Athelstan Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Garfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Cross Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Maple Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bitterne Road West | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bitterne Road West | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bitterne Road West | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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