Total Crime Rate

80.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 80.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 33.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lockerley Crescent area has the 21st highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Freemantle , and the 337th lowest 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 Lockerley Crescent (SO16 4EP) in the last 12 months was 80.0 per 1,000 residents and was 53.7% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 33.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lockerley Crescent (SO16 4EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mercator Close, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wimpson Gardens (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lockerley Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wimpson Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mercator Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walnut Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Walnut Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Thorndike Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winston Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paignton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Mercator Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mercator Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Paignton Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Paignton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walnut Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mercator Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mercator Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tavistock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tavistock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tavistock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wimpson Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wimpson Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haweswater Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorndike Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walnut Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Public order Thorndike Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Irving Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Timsbury Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Irving Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brook Valley Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lockerley Crescent Under investigation

Data Sources

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