Postcode · Southampton
Crime in SO16 8GF
How much crime is recorded in SO16 8GF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Aldermoor & Lordswood
- Council
- Southampton
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,336 (2024)
SO16 8GFSouthampton
How safe is SO16 8GF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO16 8GF 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
26.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
63
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 8GFNational
Anti-social behaviour23.710.7
Violence and sexual offences20.523.6
Criminal damage and arson6.34.7
Vehicle crime4.83.5
Public order3.84.6
Other crime2.01.5
Burglary1.59.1
Other theft0.94.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Drugs0.32.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% 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.