Crime Rates at Lydgate Road, Southampton, SO19 6LU

Lydgate Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Thornhill , and the 151st 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 Lydgate Road (SO19 6LU) in the last 12 months was 182.7 per 1,000 residents and was 49.0% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 125.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lydgate Road (SO19 6LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sullivan Road, where police recorded 69 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.