Crime Rates at Spring Road, Southampton, SO19 2AB

Spring Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Sholing , and the 70th lowest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Spring Road (SO19 2AB) in the last 12 months was 25.9 per 1,000 residents and was 69.6% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 80.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spring Road (SO19 2AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ashton Walk, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Millers Pond Gardens (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.