Postcode · Southampton
Crime in SO16 5PD
How much crime is recorded in SO16 5PD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hollybrook
- Council
- Southampton
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,603 (2024)
SO16 5PDSouthampton
How safe is SO16 5PD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 52.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO16 5PD area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
52.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
98
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 5PDNational
Violence and sexual offences41.223.6
Anti-social behaviour17.410.7
Public order9.54.6
Burglary8.89.1
Criminal damage and arson6.54.7
Vehicle crime5.33.5
Other theft4.34.5
Other crime4.11.5
Shoplifting2.08.4
Drugs1.82.4
Robbery1.71.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.