Total Crime Rate

173.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 173.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.3 7/10
  • Drugs 17.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.7 10/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lawn Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Portswood , and the 162nd highest crime rate of 734 local areas in Southampton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lawn Road (SO17 2EY) in the last 12 months was 173.0 per 1,000 residents and was 58.8% higher than the Portswood average (108.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 46.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -59.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lawn Road (SO17 2EY), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 105 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lawn Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/53)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Drummond Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bevois Valley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shakespeare Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Shakespeare Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Empress Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Portswood Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Portswood Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bevois Valley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Bevois Valley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Petrol Station Local resolution
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shakespeare Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lawn Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Drummond Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Drummond Drive Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Drummond Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Drummond Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horseshoe Bridge Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horseshoe Bridge Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Horseshoe Bridge Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Lawn Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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