Postcode · Southampton
Crime in SO16 8HE
How much crime is recorded in SO16 8HE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Coxford & Lords Hill
- Council
- Southampton
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,384 (2024)
SO16 8HESouthampton
How safe is SO16 8HE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO16 8HE 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
38.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
107
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 8HENational
Violence and sexual offences21.123.6
Shoplifting16.08.4
Anti-social behaviour15.710.7
Criminal damage and arson15.54.7
Vehicle crime10.23.5
Public order9.44.6
Other theft6.24.5
Burglary5.69.1
Robbery3.51.4
Other crime2.81.5
Theft from the person2.32.1
Possession of weapons2.10.9
Drugs0.52.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 23% 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.