Crime in SO16 4LY
How much crime is recorded in SO16 4LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shirley South
- Council
- Southampton
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,705 (2024)
SO16 4LYSouthampton
How safe is SO16 4LY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 66.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO16 4LY area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
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).
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% since 2022.
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.