Total Crime Rate

22.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 22.4 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.0 4/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Luton Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Sholing , and the 67th lowest crime rate of 734 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 Luton Road (SO19 8GR) in the last 12 months was 22.4 per 1,000 residents and was 72.6% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Luton Road (SO19 8GR), the main crime hotspot is near Vokes Close. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Luton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silver Birch Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drove Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crosswell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Effingham Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime High Firs Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime North East Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gladstone Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mowbray Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Effingham Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North East Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vokes Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cleethorpes Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vokes Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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