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Crime in SO19 2

How much crime is recorded in SO19 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Southampton
Region
South East
Population
19,441 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SO19 2

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in SO19 2, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
38.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
78
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

SO19 2National
Violence and sexual offences30.823.6
Shoplifting14.28.4
Anti-social behaviour7.310.7
Public order7.14.6
Burglary6.59.1
Criminal damage and arson5.94.7
Other theft4.24.5
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Other crime1.71.5
Robbery1.61.4
Drugs1.22.4
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 19% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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