Total Crime Rate

123.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 123.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 74.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 24.8 7/10
  • Burglary 9.3 8/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lydgate Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Thornhill , and the 249th highest crime rate of 723 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 Lydgate Road (SO19 6LS) in the last 12 months was 123.8 per 1,000 residents and was 2.9% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 74.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lydgate Road (SO19 6LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sullivan Road, where police recorded 60 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.

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Crime Over Time in Lydgate Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Warburton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sullivan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sullivan Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sullivan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Sullivan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Sullivan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivy Dene Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sullivan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sullivan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herrick Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stainer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herrick Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Herrick Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Herrick Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Herrick Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Herrick Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Herrick Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Herrick Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Proctor Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stainer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Herrick Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warburton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lydgate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lydgate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lydgate Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lydgate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warburton Close
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Warburton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warburton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lydgate Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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