Total Crime Rate
196.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hinkler Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Thornhill , and the 142nd highest crime rate of 734 local areas in Southampton .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hinkler Road (SO19 6FS) in the last 12 months was 196.3 per 1,000 residents and was 60.1% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 121.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hinkler Road (SO19 6FS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Candy Lane, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fairfax Court (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Thornhill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Browning Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Candy Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Simon Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairfax Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pine Drive | Under investigation |
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