Total Crime Rate

632.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 632.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 283.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 181.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 45.5 10/10
  • Public order 31.5 10/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Drugs 10.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Coxs Drive area has the highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Sholing , and the 17th 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 Coxs Drive (SO19 9LS) in the last 12 months was 632.9 per 1,000 residents and was 671.6% higher than the Sholing average (82.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 81 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 216.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 47.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 448.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Coxs Drive (SO19 9LS), 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 Coxs Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Adey Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Penistone Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Worcester Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Worcester Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Dairy Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Dairy 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 2025Public order Worcester Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Worcester Place —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Worcester Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Penistone Close 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 2025Public order Garrick Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Garrick Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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