Crime Rates at Bower Close, Southampton, SO19 9PY

Bower Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Woolston , and the 235th 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 Bower Close (SO19 9PY) in the last 12 months was 135.8 per 1,000 residents and was 41.6% higher than the Woolston average (95.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 107.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 39.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bower Close (SO19 9PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fullerton Close (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.