Postcode · Southampton
Crime in SO16 8HP
How much crime is recorded in SO16 8HP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Aldermoor & Lordswood
- Council
- Southampton
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,410 (2024)
SO16 8HPSouthampton
How safe is SO16 8HP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO16 8HP area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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 8HPNational
Anti-social behaviour12.310.7
Violence and sexual offences10.523.6
Burglary8.49.1
Vehicle crime4.63.5
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Public order2.34.6
Other theft1.24.5
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Robbery0.11.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Drugs0.12.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.