Total Crime Rate
177.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
112.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Thornhill Park Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Thornhill , and the 156th highest crime rate of 723 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 Thornhill Park Road (SO18 5TH) in the last 12 months was 177.6 per 1,000 residents and was 39.3% higher than the Thornhill average (127.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 112.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Thornhill Park Road (SO18 5TH), the main crime hotspot is near Candy Lane. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Southampton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Solent Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Candy Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Solent Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cowper Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Siblings | Under investigation |
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