Crime Rates at Lawn Road, Southampton, SO17 2EX

Lawn Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Portswood , and the 88th highest crime rate of 734 local areas in Southampton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lawn Road (SO17 2EX) in the last 12 months was 260.5 per 1,000 residents and was 139.1% higher than the Portswood average (108.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 154.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 54.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lawn Road (SO17 2EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 106 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (53 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.