Crime Rates at South East Road, Sholing, Southampton, SO19 8LR

South East Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Sholing , and the 44th 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 South East Road (SO19 8LR) in the last 12 months was 18.3 per 1,000 residents and was 78.5% lower than the Sholing average (85.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South East Road (SO19 8LR), 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.