Total Crime Rate
148.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
83.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Channels Farm Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Swaythling , and the 202nd highest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Channels Farm Road (SO16 2PL) in the last 12 months was 148.3 per 1,000 residents and was 125.0% higher than the Swaythling average (65.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 83.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Channels Farm Road (SO16 2PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Phillimore Road, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pilgrim Place (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Southampton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Havenstone Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Friars Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pilgrim Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Pilgrim Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Phillimore Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Phillimore Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mardon Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Mardon Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stoneham Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Greenlea Crescent | — |
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