Crime Rates at Middle Road, Southampton, SO19 8PB

Middle Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Sholing , and the 31st 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 Middle Road (SO19 8PB) in the last 12 months was 14.9 per 1,000 residents and was 82.5% lower than the Sholing average (85.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Middle Road (SO19 8PB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Deacon Close, where police recorded 99 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wingate Drive (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.