Crime Rates at Oak Road, Southampton, SO19 9BR

Oak Road area has the 34th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Peartree , and the 312th 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 Oak Road (SO19 9BR) in the last 12 months was 72.7 per 1,000 residents and was 28.0% lower than the Peartree average (101.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 55.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oak Road (SO19 9BR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near College Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.