Postcode · Southampton
Crime in SO16 8LS
How much crime is recorded in SO16 8LS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chilworth, Nursling & Rownhams
- Council
- Test Valley
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,476 (2024)
SO16 8LSSouthampton
How safe is SO16 8LS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO16 8LS 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
16.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
23
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 8LSNational
Violence and sexual offences10.523.6
Vehicle crime5.03.5
Burglary3.79.1
Other theft2.24.5
Public order1.34.6
Drugs0.62.4
Criminal damage and arson0.64.7
Anti-social behaviour0.610.7
Other crime0.51.5
Shoplifting0.48.4
Robbery0.11.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 34% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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5
10
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20
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.