Total Crime Rate

136.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 136.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.1 8/10
  • Public order 12.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.1 8/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Seaward Gardens area has the 18th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Peartree , and the 233rd highest crime rate of 734 local areas in Southampton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Seaward Gardens (SO19 2QU) in the last 12 months was 136.0 per 1,000 residents and was 30.3% higher than the Peartree average (104.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 36.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 102.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 94.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Seaward Gardens (SO19 2QU), the main crime hotspot is near Elstree Road. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Seaward Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Peartree Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elstree Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Peveril Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ludlow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Manor Road North Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Seaward Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Seaward Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Seaward Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Seaward Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Poole Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sholing Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Sholing Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sholing Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sholing Road Local resolution

Data Sources

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