Crime Rates at Mendip Road, Southampton, SO16 4BL

Mendip Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Freemantle , and the 323rd highest crime rate of 723 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 Mendip Road (SO16 4BL) in the last 12 months was 98.9 per 1,000 residents and was 42.7% lower than the Freemantle average (172.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 63.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mendip Road (SO16 4BL), the main crime hotspot is near Cumbrian Way. Police recorded 113 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.