Crime Rates at Wimpson Lane, Southampton, SO16 4QF

Wimpson Lane area has the 17th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Freemantle , and the 224th highest crime rate of 734 local areas in Southampton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wimpson Lane (SO16 4QF) in the last 12 months was 143.2 per 1,000 residents and was 20.2% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 81.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wimpson Lane (SO16 4QF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 80 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shinewill Gardens (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.