Total Crime Rate
10.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bishops Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Peartree , and the 15th 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 Bishops Road (SO19 2FF) in the last 12 months was 10.5 per 1,000 residents and was 89.6% lower than the Peartree average (101.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Robbery with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bishops Road (SO19 2FF), the main crime hotspot is near Elstree Road. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Southampton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elstree Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Peveril Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bishops Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Elstree Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spring Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Spring Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bishops Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ludlow Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Cornel Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Knighton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Road North | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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