Total Crime Rate

167.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 167.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.0 9/10
  • Public order 11.4 8/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Channels Farm Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Swaythling , and the 174th highest crime rate of 734 local areas in Southampton .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Channels Farm Road (SO16 2PL) in the last 12 months was 167.3 per 1,000 residents and was 131.9% higher than the Swaythling average (72.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -73.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 87.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -39.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Channels Farm Road (SO16 2PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pilgrim Place, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Phillimore Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Channels Farm Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Westbrook Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Pilgrim Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mardon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Phillimore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Phillimore Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mardon Close
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Willis Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mardon Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westbrook Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bank Side

Data Sources

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