Postcode · Southampton
Crime in SO16 9GU
How much crime is recorded in SO16 9GU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Redbridge & Millbrook West
- Council
- Southampton
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,524 (2024)
SO16 9GUSouthampton
How safe is SO16 9GU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 49.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO16 9GU area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
49.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
94
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 9GUNational
Violence and sexual offences41.823.6
Anti-social behaviour15.910.7
Criminal damage and arson13.04.7
Public order5.74.6
Vehicle crime5.33.5
Burglary5.29.1
Other theft4.44.5
Other crime2.71.5
Drugs2.52.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.