Total Crime Rate

184.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 184.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 88.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.3 10/10
  • Other crime 12.7 10/10
  • Drugs 9.5 8/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Cateran Close area has the 13th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Freemantle , and the 148th highest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cateran Close (SO16 4NT) in the last 12 months was 184.1 per 1,000 residents and was 6.7% higher 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 88.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cateran Close (SO16 4NT), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Cateran Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Borrowdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shinewill Gardens
Apr 2026Burglary Paignton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Helvellyn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Helvellyn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Helvellyn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Langdale Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shinewill Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shinewill Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shinewill Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shinewill Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shinewill Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langdale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Helvellyn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitestone Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotswold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotswold Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Borrowdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Borrowdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Borrowdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Borrowdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotswold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotswold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paignton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wimpson Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wimpson Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Paignton Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Walnut Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walnut Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumbrian Way Under investigation

Data Sources

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