Total Crime Rate

92.9 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 92.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.9 7/10
  • Public order 10.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Upper Weston Lane area has the 15th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Sholing , and the 352nd highest crime rate of 734 local areas in Southampton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Upper Weston Lane (SO19 9HY) in the last 12 months was 92.9 per 1,000 residents and was 13.2% higher than the Sholing average (82.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 64.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 164.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Weston Lane (SO19 9HY), 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 Upper Weston Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Penistone Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Worcester Place —
Sep 2025Public order The Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Worcester Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2025Public order Worcester Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Penistone Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gordon Terrace —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Garrick Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Garrick Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bay Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Weston Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Weston Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bay Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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