Crime Rates at Smythe Road, Southampton, SO19 0QJ

Smythe Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Thornhill , and the 367th highest crime rate of 734 local areas in Southampton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Smythe Road (SO19 0QJ) in the last 12 months was 89.2 per 1,000 residents and was 27.3% lower than the Thornhill average (122.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 60.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smythe Road (SO19 0QJ), the main crime hotspot is near Sullivan Road. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.