Crime Rates at Orpen Road, Southampton, SO19 0ED

Orpen Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Sholing , and the 163rd 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 Orpen Road (SO19 0ED) in the last 12 months was 172.9 per 1,000 residents and was 110.8% higher than the Sholing average (82.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 94.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 71.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orpen Road (SO19 0ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Swanmore Avenue, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wood Close (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.