Crime Rate in Woolston, ward

Woolston has the 7th lowest crime rate of 17 wards in Southampton district and the 1909th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 232nd highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Woolston in the last 12 months was 95.9 per 1,000 residents and was 29.3% lower than the Southampton district average (135.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Woolston’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 731 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 878 (≈ 55.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Woolston ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 187 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around International Way (69 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.