Total Crime Rate

381.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 381.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 286.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 68.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.0 8/10
  • Public order 26.7 10/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Other crime 7.6 9/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

St Monica Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Sholing , and the 39th highest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Monica Road (SO19 8ET) in the last 12 months was 381.7 per 1,000 residents and was 348.5% higher than the Sholing average (85.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 75 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 68.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Monica Road (SO19 8ET), 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 Botany Bay Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Monica Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Applewood Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting South East Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bay Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pangbourne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime South East Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime South East Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting South East Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting South East Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting South East Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting South East Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting South East Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Monica Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Monica Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting South East Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting South East Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime South East Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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