Crime Rates at Middle Road, Southampton, SO19 8FT

Middle Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Sholing , and the 215th lowest 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 Middle Road (SO19 8FT) in the last 12 months was 49.8 per 1,000 residents and was 41.5% 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 8 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 ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 33.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Middle Road (SO19 8FT), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.