Total Crime Rate
8.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Grove area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Sholing , and the 11th lowest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around The Grove (SO19 9LU) in the last 12 months was 8.3 per 1,000 residents and was 90.3% lower than the Sholing average (85.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Bicycle theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
In the area around The Grove (SO19 9LU), 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.
View Crime In Southampton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dairy Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Worcester Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Worcester Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Worcester Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Worcester Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Worcester Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Adey Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Worcester Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dairy Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wentworth Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wentworth Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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