Total Crime Rate
241.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Fleming Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Swaythling , and the 100th highest crime rate of 734 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 Fleming Road (SO16 2JB) in the last 12 months was 241.9 per 1,000 residents and was 235.3% higher than the Swaythling average (72.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 180.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 97.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 135.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fleming Road (SO16 2JB), the main crime hotspot is near Parkville Road. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Swaythling| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fleming Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parkville Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Parkville Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Parkville Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fleming Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Phillimore Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fleming Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Phillimore Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Langhorn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Langhorn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Langhorn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bank Side | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Willis Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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