Postcode · Southampton
Crime in SO16 7AF
How much crime is recorded in SO16 7AF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hollybrook
- Council
- Southampton
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,616 (2024)
How safe is SO16 7AF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO16 7AF area, well 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
20.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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 7AFNational
Violence and sexual offences16.923.6
Anti-social behaviour11.210.7
Burglary8.49.1
Public order3.54.6
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Other theft2.44.5
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Drugs0.82.4
Robbery0.21.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Theft from the person0.22.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 32% 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.