Total Crime Rate

94.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 94.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.7 8/10
  • Public order 18.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Newtown Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Woolston , and the 346th highest crime rate of 734 local areas in Southampton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Newtown Road (SO19 9HR) in the last 12 months was 94.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1.8% lower than the Woolston average (95.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 72.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newtown Road (SO19 9HR), the main crime hotspot is near Worcester Place. Police recorded 148 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Newtown Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Wentworth Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Penistone Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Worcester Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Worcester Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Worcester Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Worcester Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Worcester Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Worcester Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Worcester Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Worcester Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Worcester Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Worcester Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawkhurst Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawkhurst Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawkhurst Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Staplehurst Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Staplehurst Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Penistone Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tickleford Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wentworth Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Garrett Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Wentworth Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Tickleford Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tickleford Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tickleford Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tickleford Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ashurst Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashurst Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashurst Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hawkhurst Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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