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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in SO19: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

SO19 recorded 487 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 8.33 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 39.6% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 2.6% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring92.49 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment487 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 2.6% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

487
trending_up +4.1% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

92.49per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

1,418

Within SO19 district

Southampton

58,462

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Supermarket Map
total: 21 Anti-social behaviour: 14 Shoplifting: 3
21
Supermarket Map
total: 18 Shoplifting: 15 Anti-social behaviour: 1
18
International Way Map
total: 12 Violence and sexual offences: 6 Possession of weapons: 2
12
Millers Pond Gardens Map
total: 11 Violence and sexual offences: 7 Criminal damage and arson: 3
11
South East Road Map
total: 10 Shoplifting: 8 Other crime: 2
10
Sports/Recreation Area Map
total: 10 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Burglary: 2
10
Sullivan Road Map
total: 10 Shoplifting: 4 Possession of weapons: 2
10
Herrick Close Map
total: 10 Anti-social behaviour: 5 Criminal damage and arson: 2
10
The Oaks Map
total: 9 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Criminal damage and arson: 3
9
Supermarket Map
total: 9 Shoplifting: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 3
9

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
487 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
193
39.6%
Anti-social Behaviour
72
14.8%
Shoplifting
50
10.3%
Criminal Damage & Arson
47
9.7%
Public Order
30
6.2%
Other Theft
27
5.5%
Vehicle Crime
18
3.7%
Other Crime
16
3.3%
Burglary
14
2.9%
Weapons Possession
9
1.8%
Drug Offences
5
1.0%
Robbery
3
0.6%
Bicycle Theft
2
0.4%
Theft from Person
1
0.2%

Crime Analysis: SO19

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in SO19 (39.6%). Anti-social Behaviour (14.8%) and Shoplifting (10.3%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in SO19 has fallen slightly — by 2.6%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for SO19 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +4.1%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -2.6%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.2%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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