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Crime in SO16 8HT

How much crime is recorded in SO16 8HT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Aldermoor & Lordswood
Council
Southampton
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,560 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SO16 8HT

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO16 8HT 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
19.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 8HTNational
Burglary19.19.1
Anti-social behaviour10.910.7
Violence and sexual offences9.123.6
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Other theft4.24.5
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Public order2.14.6
Drugs0.72.4
Other crime0.51.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 52% 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.

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