Total Crime Rate

71.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 71.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 41.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.8 7/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lowry Gardens area has the 17th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Sholing , and the 304th lowest crime rate of 723 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 Lowry Gardens (SO19 0SR) in the last 12 months was 71.6 per 1,000 residents and was 15.8% lower than the Sholing average (85.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour 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 ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 41.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lowry Gardens (SO19 0SR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Valentine Avenue, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gainsborough Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lowry Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elgar Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heyes Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portsmouth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Dawson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whistler Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Constable Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Valentine Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Old Well Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Old Well Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Valentine Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Valentine Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Elgar Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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