Postcode · Southampton
Crime in SO16 7NT
How much crime is recorded in SO16 7NT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hollybrook
- Council
- Southampton
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,445 (2024)
SO16 7NTSouthampton
How safe is SO16 7NT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO16 7NT area, below 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
25.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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 7NTNational
Violence and sexual offences18.623.6
Burglary10.49.1
Anti-social behaviour4.910.7
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Public order4.34.6
Other theft2.64.5
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Drugs1.12.4
Robbery1.01.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 45% 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.