Crime Rates at Southbourne Avenue, Holbury, Southampton, SO45 2NT

Southbourne Avenue area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Fawley, Blackfield, Calshot & Langley , and the 166th lowest crime rate of 548 local areas in New Forest .

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 Southbourne Avenue (SO45 2NT) in the last 12 months was 24.2 per 1,000 residents and was 58.0% lower than the Fawley, Blackfield, Calshot & Langley average (57.7 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 Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southbourne Avenue (SO45 2NT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wedgewood Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.