Postcode sector · Southampton
Crime in SO16 0
How much crime is recorded in SO16 0, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Test Valley
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 7,567 (2024)
How safe is SO16 0
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in SO16 0, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
SO16 0National
Burglary16.79.1
Violence and sexual offences13.623.6
Shoplifting5.88.4
Anti-social behaviour5.710.7
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Other theft4.24.5
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Public order2.44.6
Drugs1.22.4
Other crime1.01.5
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.
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