Total Crime Rate

45.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 45.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 15.0 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.0 4/10
  • Burglary 10.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Shaftesbury Avenue area has the 16th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Chandler's Ford , and the 212th highest crime rate of 431 local areas in Eastleigh .

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 Shaftesbury Avenue (SO53 3BS) in the last 12 months was 45.0 per 1,000 residents and was 23.0% higher than the Chandler's Ford average (36.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 15.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaftesbury Avenue (SO53 3BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Meadow Grove, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cornwall Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Shaftesbury Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westfield Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Westfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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