Total Crime Rate
123.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
74.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bursledon Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Thornhill , and the 249th 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 Bursledon Road (SO19 8NG) in the last 12 months was 123.8 per 1,000 residents and was 2.9% lower than the Thornhill average (127.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 74.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bursledon Road (SO19 8NG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tunstall Road, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lydgate Close (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Southampton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Warburton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lydgate Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lydgate Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lydgate Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lydgate Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stainer Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stainer Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Adela Verne Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sullivan Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ivy Dene | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sullivan Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Montague Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sullivan Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lydgate Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lydgate Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lydgate Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lydgate Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lydgate Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sullivan Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sullivan Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sullivan Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sullivan Road | Under investigation |
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