Postcode · Southampton
Crime in SO16 4DE
How much crime is recorded in SO16 4DE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shirley South
- Council
- Southampton
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,366 (2024)
SO16 4DESouthampton
How safe is SO16 4DE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO16 4DE 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
26.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
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 4DENational
Violence and sexual offences17.923.6
Burglary8.89.1
Criminal damage and arson6.54.7
Anti-social behaviour5.310.7
Vehicle crime5.03.5
Other theft4.64.5
Public order3.94.6
Shoplifting1.48.4
Other crime0.61.5
Robbery0.61.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 39% 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.