Postcode · Southampton
Crime in SO19 8AX
How much crime is recorded in SO19 8AX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sholing East
- Council
- Southampton
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,557 (2024)
How safe is SO19 8AX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO19 8AX area, 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
54
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 8AXNational
Violence and sexual offences24.623.6
Anti-social behaviour8.510.7
Burglary5.89.1
Vehicle crime5.43.5
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Public order2.64.6
Other crime1.91.5
Other theft1.84.5
Robbery1.61.4
Drugs1.42.4
Shoplifting0.98.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% 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.