Total Crime Rate

591.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

411.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 591.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 411.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 359.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 55.4 10/10
  • Public order 38.1 10/10
  • Other theft 20.8 10/10
  • Burglary 13.8 9/10
  • Drugs 13.8 9/10
  • Other crime 10.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Drayton Close area has the highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Woolston , and the 21st highest crime rate of 723 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 Drayton Close (SO19 9JN) in the last 12 months was 591.7 per 1,000 residents and was 506.0% higher than the Woolston average (97.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 104 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 119 (≈ 411.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Drayton Close (SO19 9JN), the main crime hotspot is near Winchfield Close. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Drayton Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fullerton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Mary Key Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fullerton Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fullerton Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxcott Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxcott Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Doyle Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Doyle Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fullerton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fullerton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winchfield Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winchfield Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winchfield Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winchfield Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winchfield Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winchfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fullerton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Candover Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fullerton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fullerton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fullerton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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