Total Crime Rate

152.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 152.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.4 9/10
  • Public order 20.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.9 6/10
  • Burglary 13.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Drugs 10.4 8/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Waltham Crescent area has the 7th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Coxford , and the 200th highest crime rate of 734 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 Waltham Crescent (SO16 5NX) in the last 12 months was 152.8 per 1,000 residents and was 68.0% higher than the Coxford average (91.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 90.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waltham Crescent (SO16 5NX), the main crime hotspot is near Aldermoor Close. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Waltham Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Salerno Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waltham Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Purbrook Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Aldermoor Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Aldermoor Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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