Crime Rates at Rownhams Road, Southampton, SO16 5DX

Rownhams Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Millbrook , and the 158th 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 Rownhams Road (SO16 5DX) in the last 12 months was 39.7 per 1,000 residents and was 65.3% lower than the Millbrook average (114.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rownhams Road (SO16 5DX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mercator Close, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cardinal Place (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.