Postcode · Southampton
Crime in SO16 9GR
How much crime is recorded in SO16 9GR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Maybush
- Council
- Southampton
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,020 (2024)
SO16 9GRSouthampton
How safe is SO16 9GR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO16 9GR 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
38.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
72
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 9GRNational
Violence and sexual offences28.223.6
Anti-social behaviour12.710.7
Burglary11.09.1
Criminal damage and arson7.64.7
Other theft6.64.5
Vehicle crime4.63.5
Public order3.24.6
Drugs1.62.4
Robbery1.31.4
Other crime0.71.5
Theft from the person0.62.1
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Shoplifting0.48.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% 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.