Total Crime Rate

65.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 65.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 43.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.5 6/10
  • Public order 14.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 22nd lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Shirley , and the 279th lowest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Warren Avenue (SO16 6AF) in the last 12 months was 65.5 per 1,000 residents and was 44.6% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 43.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Warren Avenue (SO16 6AF), the main crime hotspot is near Chestnut Road. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 27 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 (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bracken Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Chestnut Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bracken Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laundry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bracken Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bracken Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Hollybrook Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bracken Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Warren Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warren Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Yarmouth Gardens Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Other theft Tremona Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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