Total Crime Rate

244.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

137.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 244.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 137.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 30.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.8 10/10
  • Public order 25.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.5 8/10
  • Robbery 17.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.2 9/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.6 9/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Taranto Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Coxford , and the 100th highest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Taranto Road (SO16 5PL) in the last 12 months was 244.6 per 1,000 residents and was 177.7% higher than the Coxford average (88.1 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 137.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Taranto Road (SO16 5PL), the main crime hotspot is near Aldermoor Close. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Taranto Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Aldermoor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbotsfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aldermoor Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bransbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bransbury Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Falaise Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Falaise Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Taranto Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbotsfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Falaise Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbotsfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Salerno Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arnheim Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Oakwood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Taranto Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salerno Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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