Postcode · Southampton
Crime in SO16 9PN
How much crime is recorded in SO16 9PN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Maybush
- Council
- Southampton
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,433 (2024)
SO16 9PNSouthampton
How safe is SO16 9PN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 53.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO16 9PN 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
53.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
107
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 9PNNational
Violence and sexual offences39.123.6
Anti-social behaviour20.510.7
Burglary12.49.1
Criminal damage and arson10.34.7
Public order8.34.6
Vehicle crime7.63.5
Shoplifting5.08.4
Other theft3.34.5
Other crime3.01.5
Robbery2.31.4
Drugs1.22.4
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Theft from the person0.52.1
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% 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.