Total Crime Rate

59.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 59.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 48.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.2 7/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gainsford Road area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Peartree , and the 248th 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 Gainsford Road (SO19 7AS) in the last 12 months was 59.0 per 1,000 residents and was 41.5% lower than the Peartree average (101.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 48.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gainsford Road (SO19 7AS), the main crime hotspot is near Seaward Gardens. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 23 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 (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seaward Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seaward Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seaward Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashburnham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashburnham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Ashburnham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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