Crime Rates at Chestnut Road, Southampton, SO16 6BS

Chestnut Road 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 Chestnut Road (SO16 6BS) 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 Chestnut Road (SO16 6BS), 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.