Total Crime Rate

26.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 26.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.5 4/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Warren Avenue area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Shirley , and the 89th lowest crime rate of 734 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 Warren Avenue (SO16 6AE) in the last 12 months was 26.6 per 1,000 residents and was 77.8% lower than the Shirley average (119.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 22.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ).

In the area around Warren Avenue (SO16 6AE), the main crime hotspot is near Chestnut Road. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 37 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Warren Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warren Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bracken Lane —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Vine Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vine Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vine Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Holland Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Jessamine Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jessamine Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jessamine Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Tremona Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tremona Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tremona Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vine Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stoke Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ross Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Mill Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Mill Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ross Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Mill Way —
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Data Sources

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