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Crime in SO19 5

How much crime is recorded in SO19 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Southampton
Region
South East
Population
4,870 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SO19 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in SO19 5, broadly in line with 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
34.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
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 5National
Violence and sexual offences24.923.6
Burglary10.19.1
Anti-social behaviour5.410.7
Vehicle crime5.23.5
Public order5.14.6
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Other theft4.14.5
Drugs1.82.4
Theft from the person1.12.1
Shoplifting1.18.4
Other crime1.01.5
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Robbery0.61.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 7% 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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