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

South East Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Sholing , and the 222nd 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 8PL) in the last 12 months was 51.0 per 1,000 residents and was 40.1% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 38.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South East Road (SO19 8PL), 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 Calderwood Drive (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.