Crime Rates at Jessamine Road, Southampton, SO16 6AL

Jessamine Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Shirley , and the 101st 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 Jessamine Road (SO16 6AL) in the last 12 months was 30.0 per 1,000 residents and was 74.9% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 28.6% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 25.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Jessamine Road (SO16 6AL), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 253 crimes here, including 187 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.