Crime Rates at Downside Avenue, Southampton, SO19 7BT

Downside Avenue area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Peartree , and the 220th lowest crime rate of 734 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 Downside Avenue (SO19 7BT) in the last 12 months was 52.8 per 1,000 residents and was 49.4% lower than the Peartree average (104.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 44.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Downside Avenue (SO19 7BT), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 129 crimes here, including 65 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.