Total Crime Rate

39.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 39.8 4/10
  • Violent crimes 28.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 15th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Shirley , and the 160th 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 6AH) in the last 12 months was 39.8 per 1,000 residents and was 66.3% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 28.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ).

In the area around Warren Avenue (SO16 6AH), the main crime hotspot is near Birch Close. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 38 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 (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Warren Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Chestnut Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ross Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Birch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birch Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birch Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warren Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Vine Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laundry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bracken Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bracken Lane 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Bracken Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warren Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Vine Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
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Data Sources

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