Total Crime Rate
66.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cowper Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Thornhill , and the 283rd lowest crime rate of 734 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 6QP) in the last 12 months was 66.1 per 1,000 residents and was 46.1% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 35.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cowper Road (SO19 6QP), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Thornhill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lindsay Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lindsay Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ellwood Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Browning Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Candy Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Napier Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Napier Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Simon Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairfax Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Pepys Avenue | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Pepys Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Canon Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pepys Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spencer Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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