Crime Rates at Parkville Road, Southampton, SO16 2JA

Parkville Road area has the highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Swaythling , and the 34th highest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Parkville Road (SO16 2JA) in the last 12 months was 407.1 per 1,000 residents and was 517.6% higher than the Swaythling average (65.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 80 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 247.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -17.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 109.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Parkville Road (SO16 2JA), the main crime hotspot is near Parkville Road. Police recorded 138 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.