Crime Rates at Drayton Close, Southampton, SO19 9JN

Drayton Close area has the highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Woolston , and the 23rd 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 Drayton Close (SO19 9JN) in the last 12 months was 550.2 per 1,000 residents and was 473.5% higher 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 101 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 ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 112 (≈ 387.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 96.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Drayton Close (SO19 9JN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Winchfield Close, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fullerton Close (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.