Total Crime Rate
80.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
33.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lockerley 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 4ES) 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 4ES), the main crime hotspot is near Broughton Close. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Southampton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broughton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Timsbury Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Timsbury Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Timsbury Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Warren Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Arliss Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Arliss Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Winston Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Timsbury Drive | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Timsbury Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broughton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broughton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Broughton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cardinal Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cardinal Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cardinal Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Broughton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broughton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Broughton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broughton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Tavistock Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walnut Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walnut Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Thorndike Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lockerley Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Mercator Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Mercator Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thorndike Close | — |
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