Sholing West
Middle areaSouth east Southampton. 6,272 people in 1.4 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Sholing West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Sholing West
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Sholing West at a rate of 109.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 133.8 per 1,000 people across Southampton.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 248 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 200 |
| Other crime | 105 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 41 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 36 |
| Burglary | 24 |
| Vehicle crime | 20 |
| Robbery | 9 |
| Drug offences | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Sholing West compares
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Is Sholing West safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Sholing West at a rate of 109.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 133.8 per 1,000 people across Southampton.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 56 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Sholing West.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were shoplifting (248), violence and sexual offences (200) and other crime (105).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Southampton
These figures are published for the whole of Southampton, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Southampton and not Sholing West alone. See Southampton
Sholing West in brief
The median price paid for a home in Sholing West was £258,000 in 2025.
Sholing West had 6,337 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Sholing West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Sholing West, 99.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.