Crime Rates at Oakley Road, Southampton, SO16 4NN

Oakley Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Freemantle , and the 221st lowest crime rate of 723 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 4NN) in the last 12 months was 50.8 per 1,000 residents and was 70.6% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakley Road (SO16 4NN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cumbrian Way, where police recorded 113 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shinewill Gardens (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.