Crime Rates at Oakley Road, Southampton, SO16 4FA

Oakley Road area has the highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Freemantle , and the 7th highest crime rate of 734 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 1272.7 per 1,000 residents and was 608.7% higher than the Freemantle average (179.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 97 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 363.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.8% 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 153 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Regent'S Grove (48 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.