Total Crime Rate

98.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 98.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Worcester Place area has the 12th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Sholing , and the 325th 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 Worcester Place (SO19 9LQ) in the last 12 months was 98.9 per 1,000 residents and was 20.6% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 114.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 49.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Worcester Place (SO19 9LQ), 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 Worcester Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Worcester Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Garrick Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Adey Close 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 2025Public order Worcester Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Worcester Place
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Penistone Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Penistone Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Garrick Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Worcester Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hawkhurst 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 2025Public order Wentworth Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wentworth Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Wentworth Gardens Under investigation
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawkhurst Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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