Crime Rates at The Grove, Southampton, SO19 9LW

The Grove area has the lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Sholing , and the 23rd lowest crime rate of 734 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 9LW) in the last 12 months was 11.0 per 1,000 residents and was 86.6% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -91.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Grove (SO19 9LW), 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.