Postcode · Southampton
Crime in SO16 5PN
How much crime is recorded in SO16 5PN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Aldermoor & Lordswood
- Council
- Southampton
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,761 (2024)
How safe is SO16 5PN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO16 5PN 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
29.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
57
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 5PNNational
Violence and sexual offences23.123.6
Anti-social behaviour10.210.7
Burglary10.09.1
Criminal damage and arson5.54.7
Public order5.14.6
Other theft2.54.5
Shoplifting1.58.4
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Drugs1.32.4
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Robbery0.81.4
Other crime0.81.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% 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.