Crime Rates at Botany Bay Road, Southampton, SO19 8FD

Botany Bay Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Sholing , and the 260th highest crime rate of 723 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 Botany Bay Road (SO19 8FD) in the last 12 months was 117.2 per 1,000 residents and was 37.7% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 74.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Botany Bay Road (SO19 8FD), 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.