Total Crime Rate
34.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Holland Place area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Shirley , and the 123rd 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 Holland Place (SO16 6AZ) in the last 12 months was 34.6 per 1,000 residents and was 70.7% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -89.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Holland Place (SO16 6AZ), 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.
View Crime In Southampton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Medina Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Warren Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Old Mill Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Old Mill Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bracken Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Medina Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bracken Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bracken Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bracken Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Warren Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Yarmouth Gardens | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laundry Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Sydney Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Tremona Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sandown Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandown Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandown Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandown Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Medina Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Medina Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Mill Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bracken Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chestnut Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Chestnut Road | Under investigation |
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