Total Crime Rate

117.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 117.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 74.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.6 7/10
  • Public order 15.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.7 8/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

South East Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Sholing , and the 260th highest 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 South East Road (SO19 8LW) in the last 12 months was 117.2 per 1,000 residents and was 37.7% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 74.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South East Road (SO19 8LW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Swanmore Avenue, where police recorded 36 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.

View Crime In Sholing

Crime Over Time in South East Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Dempsey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunvale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dempsey Close —
Apr 2026Public order Julian Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Adey Close —
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 5 of 5

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑