Crime Rates at Chestnut Road, Southampton, SO16 6BR

Chestnut Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Shirley , and the 169th lowest crime rate of 734 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 Chestnut Road (SO16 6BR) in the last 12 months was 43.2 per 1,000 residents and was 63.9% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 31.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chestnut Road (SO16 6BR), the main crime hotspot is near Birch Close. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.