Crime Rates at Gainsborough Close, Southampton, SO19 0QZ

Gainsborough Close area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Sholing , and the 227th lowest crime rate of 734 local areas in Southampton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gainsborough Close (SO19 0QZ) in the last 12 months was 53.7 per 1,000 residents and was 34.5% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 120.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 38.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 160.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gainsborough Close (SO19 0QZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Swanmore Avenue, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dairy Close (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.