Total Crime Rate

48.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 48.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 30.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cowper Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Thornhill , and the 208th lowest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cowper Road (SO19 6QA) in the last 12 months was 48.5 per 1,000 residents and was 62.0% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 30.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cowper Road (SO19 6QA), the main crime hotspot is near Candy Lane. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cowper Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lone Eagle Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Solent Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Candy Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Solent Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cowper Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pepys Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spalding Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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