Postcode · Southampton
Crime in SO16 9FD
How much crime is recorded in SO16 9FD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Maybush
- Council
- Southampton
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,051 (2024)
How safe is SO16 9FD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 78.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO16 9FD area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
78.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
145
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 9FDNational
Violence and sexual offences63.723.6
Shoplifting16.68.4
Anti-social behaviour14.810.7
Criminal damage and arson13.94.7
Burglary12.49.1
Public order10.34.6
Vehicle crime6.73.5
Other theft5.44.5
Other crime3.81.5
Drugs2.82.4
Possession of weapons2.20.9
Robbery1.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.