Total Crime Rate

261.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 261.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 21.5 7/10
  • Burglary 17.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 17.2 10/10
  • Public order 17.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.2 9/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Robbery 8.6 9/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Taranto Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Coxford , and the 87th highest crime rate of 734 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 5PP) in the last 12 months was 261.8 per 1,000 residents and was 187.9% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -64.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 133.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Taranto Road (SO16 5PP), 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 Taranto Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waltham Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Aldermoor Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Aldermoor Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Purbrook Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Falaise Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Arnheim Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Salerno Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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