Total Crime Rate

114.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 114.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.9 9/10
  • Public order 13.9 8/10
  • Other crime 10.4 9/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Gainsford Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Peartree , and the 280th highest crime rate of 734 local areas in Southampton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gainsford Road (SO19 7AS) in the last 12 months was 114.6 per 1,000 residents and was 9.9% higher than the Peartree average (104.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 93.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gainsford Road (SO19 7AS), the main crime hotspot is near Seaward Gardens. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gainsford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Peartree Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Seaward Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Ashburnham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashburnham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashburnham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Seaward Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Seaward Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Seaward Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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