Crime Rates at Pound Road, Bursledon, Southampton, SO31 8JS

Pound Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Bursledon & Hound North , and the 129th highest crime rate of 431 local areas in Eastleigh .

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 Pound Road (SO31 8JS) in the last 12 months was 63.8 per 1,000 residents and was 14.2% lower than the Bursledon & Hound North average (74.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 34.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pound Road (SO31 8JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chamberlayne Road, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parsons Avenue (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.