Total Crime Rate

194.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 194.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.2 10/10
  • Public order 18.0 9/10
  • Burglary 10.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.2 9/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lydgate Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Thornhill , and the 145th highest crime rate of 734 local areas in Southampton .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lydgate Close (SO19 6NJ) in the last 12 months was 194.2 per 1,000 residents and was 58.4% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 118.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lydgate Close (SO19 6NJ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 124 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lydgate Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Ivy Dene Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lydgate Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lydgate Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Canon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Napier Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Proctor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Proctor Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Herrick Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Herrick Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Herrick Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Herrick Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Napier Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hinkler Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Chettle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chettle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chettle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Chettle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Chettle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Warburton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Warburton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warburton Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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