Total Crime Rate

118.7 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 118.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.8 8/10
  • Other crime 8.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Poplar Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Peartree , and the 272nd 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 Poplar Road (SO19 7LT) in the last 12 months was 118.7 per 1,000 residents and was 13.8% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 74.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poplar Road (SO19 7LT), the main crime hotspot is near Poplar Road. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Poplar Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackthorn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackthorn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackthorn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deacon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Deacon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cypress Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cypress Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poplar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poplar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Magnolia Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Poplar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Redmoor Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carisbrooke Drive —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Little Lances Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Lances Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Redmoor Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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