Postcode · Southampton
Crime in SO16 3AT
How much crime is recorded in SO16 3AT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Swaythling
- Council
- Southampton
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,507 (2024)
SO16 3ATSouthampton
How safe is SO16 3AT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO16 3AT area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.9
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 3ATNational
Violence and sexual offences22.923.6
Burglary4.29.1
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Other theft3.74.5
Anti-social behaviour3.510.7
Shoplifting2.28.4
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Other crime2.21.5
Public order2.04.6
Drugs1.22.4
Robbery0.41.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 53% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.