Postcode · Southampton
Crime in SO16 5LF
How much crime is recorded in SO16 5LF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Aldermoor & Lordswood
- Council
- Southampton
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,719 (2024)
SO16 5LFSouthampton
How safe is SO16 5LF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO16 5LF 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
23.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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 5LFNational
Violence and sexual offences16.023.6
Burglary11.49.1
Criminal damage and arson4.94.7
Public order3.94.6
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Anti-social behaviour3.510.7
Other theft2.64.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Drugs0.62.4
Other crime0.61.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Robbery0.21.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.