Total Crime Rate

123.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 123.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.2 6/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

High Firs Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Sholing , and the 264th highest 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 High Firs Road (SO19 8HA) in the last 12 months was 123.4 per 1,000 residents and was 50.4% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 160.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 66.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Firs Road (SO19 8HA), the main crime hotspot is near Brecon Road. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Firs 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 2025Vehicle crime High Firs Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Imber Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Bursledon 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 Effingham Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drove Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mowbray Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gladstone Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barry Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime North East Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Frobisher Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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