Postcode sector · Southampton
Crime in SO16 2
How much crime is recorded in SO16 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Southampton
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 7,633 (2024)
How safe is SO16 2
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in SO16 2, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
34.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
74
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 2National
Violence and sexual offences27.023.6
Shoplifting12.48.4
Burglary12.09.1
Anti-social behaviour7.610.7
Other theft5.64.5
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Public order4.34.6
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Drugs3.12.4
Other crime2.21.5
Robbery1.01.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 27% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.