Total Crime Rate

608.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

178.3 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 608.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 342.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 178.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 132.9 10/10
  • Public order 38.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.0 9/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Worcester Place area has the highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Sholing , and the 19th 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 Worcester Place (SO19 9LR) in the last 12 months was 608.4 per 1,000 residents and was 614.9% higher than the Sholing average (85.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 98 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 178.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 227.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Worcester Place (SO19 9LR), the main crime hotspot is near Worcester Place. Police recorded 150 crimes here, including 35 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dairy Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Worcester Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Worcester Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Worcester Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Worcester Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worcester Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Worcester Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Adey Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Garrick Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laxton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laxton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wentworth Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wentworth Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dairy Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Weston Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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