Total Crime Rate
18.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Garfield Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Peartree , and the 45th lowest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Garfield Road (SO19 4BU) in the last 12 months was 18.4 per 1,000 residents and was 81.8% lower than the Peartree average (101.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Garfield Road (SO19 4BU), the main crime hotspot is near Bitterne Road West. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 30 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 | Coleson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Cross Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Tamarisk Gardens | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Maple Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Huntly Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Garfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Garfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bitterne Road West | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Coleson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bitterne Road West | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bitterne Road West | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bitterne Road West | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Cross Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Athelstan Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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