Crime Rates at North East Road, Southampton, SO19 8AB

North East Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Sholing , and the 196th 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 North East Road (SO19 8AB) in the last 12 months was 46.1 per 1,000 residents and was 45.8% lower than the Sholing average (85.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 28.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North East Road (SO19 8AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near South East Road, where police recorded 90 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wingate Drive (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.