Crime Rate in Sholing, ward

Sholing has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 17 wards in Southampton district and the 2597th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 341st highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Sholing in the last 12 months was 82.0 per 1,000 residents and was 39.6% lower than the Southampton district average (135.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Sholing’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 543 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , down -62.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 76.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 655 (≈ 47.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Sholing ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Worcester Place. Police recorded 148 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.