Postcode · Southampton
Crime in SO16 6AA
How much crime is recorded in SO16 6AA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shirley Warren
- Council
- Southampton
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,559 (2024)
SO16 6AASouthampton
How safe is SO16 6AA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO16 6AA area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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 6AANational
Violence and sexual offences16.623.6
Burglary12.49.1
Public order3.34.6
Other theft2.24.5
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Anti-social behaviour1.010.7
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Drugs0.52.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Shoplifting0.38.4
Robbery0.31.4
Other crime0.31.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 17% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.