Postcode · Southampton
Crime in SO16 3EB
How much crime is recorded in SO16 3EB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Stoneham
- Council
- Southampton
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,521 (2024)
SO16 3EBSouthampton
How safe is SO16 3EB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO16 3EB area, 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
24.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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 3EBNational
Violence and sexual offences18.723.6
Burglary7.19.1
Shoplifting5.58.4
Anti-social behaviour5.210.7
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Public order2.34.6
Other theft1.84.5
Drugs1.42.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Other crime0.71.5
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% 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.