Crime Rates at Cotswold Road, Southampton, SO16 4AX

Cotswold Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Freemantle , and the 237th highest crime rate of 734 local areas in Southampton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cotswold Road (SO16 4AX) in the last 12 months was 135.5 per 1,000 residents and was 24.6% lower than the Freemantle average (179.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 79.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cotswold Road (SO16 4AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cumbrian Way, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shinewill Gardens (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.