Total Crime Rate

70.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 70.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 30.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Firs Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Sholing , and the 300th lowest crime rate of 723 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 High Firs Road (SO19 8HB) in the last 12 months was 70.5 per 1,000 residents and was 17.2% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 30.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Firs Road (SO19 8HB), the main crime hotspot is near Anson Drive. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 19 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 (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anson Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Anson Drive —
Apr 2026Burglary Bursledon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Silver Birch Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Gladstone Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gladstone Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Luton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drove Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Drove Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Frobisher Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Anson Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frobisher Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Firtree Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brecon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anson Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Anson Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Imber Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Anson Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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