Total Crime Rate

1000.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

329.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 1000.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 477.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 329.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 238.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 90.9 10/10
  • Public order 51.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.1 10/10
  • Robbery 34.1 10/10
  • Other theft 28.4 10/10
  • Burglary 11.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.4 8/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.7 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Oakley Road area has the highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Freemantle , and the 9th highest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oakley Road (SO16 4FA) in the last 12 months was 1000.0 per 1,000 residents and was 479.4% higher than the Freemantle average (172.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 84 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 329.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakley Road (SO16 4FA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shirley High Street, where police recorded 120 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Regent'S Grove (51 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Oakley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/66)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Emsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent'S Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent'S Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crown Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shirley Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent'S Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent'S Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent'S Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent'S Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent'S Grove —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Emsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Emsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Emsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Emsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Emsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Crown Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sandown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Benson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Emsworth Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Emsworth Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Edmund'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Emsworth Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shirley High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shirley High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Newman Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Newman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Yarmouth Gardens Offender given a caution
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Data Sources

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