Crime Rates at Gilpin Close, Southampton, SO19 6BZ

Gilpin Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Thornhill , and the 130th highest crime rate of 734 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 Gilpin Close (SO19 6BZ) in the last 12 months was 210.5 per 1,000 residents and was 71.7% higher than the Thornhill average (122.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -90.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 138.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gilpin Close (SO19 6BZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lydgate Close (42 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.