Total Crime Rate

85.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 85.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.7 6/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Ambleside Gardens area has the 17th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Sholing , and the 363rd lowest crime rate of 734 local areas in Southampton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ambleside Gardens (SO19 8EY) in the last 12 months was 85.9 per 1,000 residents and was 4.8% higher than the Sholing average (82.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 62.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 166.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ambleside Gardens (SO19 8EY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near South East Road, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near South East Crescent (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ambleside Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lynden Gate —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chapel Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Range Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting South East Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting South East Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting South East Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting South East Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bay Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bay Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portal Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Garrick Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Garrick Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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