Crime Rates at Lydgate Road, Southampton, SO19 6LJ

Lydgate Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Thornhill , and the 267th highest crime rate of 723 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 Lydgate Road (SO19 6LJ) in the last 12 months was 115.4 per 1,000 residents and was 9.5% lower than the Thornhill average (127.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 65.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lydgate Road (SO19 6LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tunstall Road, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lydgate Close (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.