Postcode · Southampton
Crime in SO16 6BX
How much crime is recorded in SO16 6BX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shirley Warren
- Council
- Southampton
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,756 (2024)
SO16 6BXSouthampton
How safe is SO16 6BX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO16 6BX area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
39.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
67
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 6BXNational
Violence and sexual offences32.323.6
Criminal damage and arson9.64.7
Burglary6.69.1
Anti-social behaviour5.610.7
Public order5.44.6
Vehicle crime4.03.5
Other theft3.04.5
Other crime2.41.5
Drugs1.02.4
Robbery0.61.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Shoplifting0.48.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% 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.