Total Crime Rate

241.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 241.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 94.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.8 7/10
  • Public order 14.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fleming 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.

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Crime Over Time in Fleming Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fleming Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parkville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parkville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parkville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fleming Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Phillimore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fleming Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Phillimore Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Langhorn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Langhorn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Langhorn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bank Side
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Willis Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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