Crime Rates at Ellwood Avenue, Southampton, SO19 6BS

Ellwood Avenue area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Thornhill , and the 296th highest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ellwood Avenue (SO19 6BS) in the last 12 months was 107.0 per 1,000 residents and was 16.1% lower than the Thornhill average (127.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 67.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ellwood Avenue (SO19 6BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chettle Road, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.