Postcode · Southampton
Crime in SO16 9HP
How much crime is recorded in SO16 9HP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Redbridge & Millbrook West
- Council
- Southampton
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,401 (2024)
How safe is SO16 9HP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 81.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO16 9HP 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
81.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
158
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 9HPNational
Violence and sexual offences61.523.6
Burglary23.89.1
Anti-social behaviour18.810.7
Criminal damage and arson12.84.7
Other theft10.34.5
Shoplifting9.98.4
Public order9.74.6
Other crime7.11.5
Vehicle crime7.03.5
Drugs4.32.4
Theft from the person2.92.1
Robbery2.81.4
Possession of weapons2.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 23% 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.