Crime Rates at Oakley Road, Southampton, SO16 4LE

Oakley Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Freemantle , and the 123rd lowest crime rate of 734 local areas in Southampton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oakley Road (SO16 4LE) in the last 12 months was 33.0 per 1,000 residents and was 81.6% lower than the Freemantle average (179.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakley Road (SO16 4LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Jess Clark Lodge, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oakley Road (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.