Total Crime Rate

34.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 34.6 4/10
  • Violent crimes 8.7 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.7 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Warren Avenue area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Shirley , and the 123rd lowest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Warren Avenue (SO16 6AA) in the last 12 months was 34.6 per 1,000 residents and was 70.7% lower than the Shirley average (118.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -89.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Warren Avenue (SO16 6AA), the main crime hotspot is near Regent'S Grove. Police recorded 104 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Warren Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Regent'S Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent'S Grove
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sandown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent'S Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent'S Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Regent'S Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Regent'S Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Regent'S Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent'S Grove
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent'S Grove
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent'S Grove
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent'S Grove
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent'S Grove
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent'S Grove
Apr 2026Other theft Tremona Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent'S Grove
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent'S Grove
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shirley Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Warren Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warren Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Newman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hollybrook Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandown Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Briarswood Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Yarmouth Gardens Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Drugs Sydney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Medina Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Medina Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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