Total Crime Rate

143.9 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.8 per 1,000 8/10 Β· 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 143.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 64.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.2 10/10
  • Burglary 18.0 10/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lydgate Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Thornhill , and the 210th highest crime rate of 723 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 Road (SO19 6NP) in the last 12 months was 143.9 per 1,000 residents and was 12.8% higher 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (β‰ˆ 64.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lydgate Road (SO19 6NP), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Lydgate Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lydgate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warburton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivy Dene Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Medwall Green β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Proctor Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warburton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herrick Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chettle Road β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warburton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lydgate Green β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warburton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Warburton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ivy Dene Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tatwin Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Herrick Close β€”
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 β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Herrick Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Herrick Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Herrick Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chettle Road β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herrick Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chettle Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chettle Road β€”

Data Sources

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