Crime Rates at Jessamine Road, Southampton, SO16 6AJ

Jessamine Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Shirley , and the 96th lowest crime rate of 723 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 Jessamine Road (SO16 6AJ) in the last 12 months was 30.0 per 1,000 residents and was 74.6% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 20.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Jessamine Road (SO16 6AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 213 crimes here, including 158 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.