Postcode · Southampton
Crime in SO16 3LE
How much crime is recorded in SO16 3LE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Swaythling
- Council
- Southampton
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,407 (2024)
How safe is SO16 3LE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO16 3LE area, broadly in line with 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
29.9
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 3LENational
Violence and sexual offences23.023.6
Shoplifting16.08.4
Anti-social behaviour13.710.7
Burglary8.49.1
Other theft4.04.5
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Public order3.34.6
Drugs2.92.4
Other crime2.51.5
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Robbery0.91.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 19% 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.