Postcode · Southampton
Crime in SO19 2QB
How much crime is recorded in SO19 2QB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sholing West
- Council
- Southampton
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,621 (2024)
SO19 2QBSouthampton
How safe is SO19 2QB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO19 2QB area, 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
39.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
79
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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 2QBNational
Violence and sexual offences30.423.6
Shoplifting21.38.4
Burglary12.79.1
Public order5.54.6
Other crime3.71.5
Other theft3.54.5
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Anti-social behaviour2.610.7
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Possession of weapons1.80.9
Robbery1.11.4
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% 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.