Crime Rates at Hardwicke Close, Southampton, SO16 6FP

Hardwicke Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Shirley , and the 95th highest crime rate of 734 local areas in Southampton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hardwicke Close (SO16 6FP) in the last 12 months was 250.9 per 1,000 residents and was 109.6% higher 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 130.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 51.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hardwicke Close (SO16 6FP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mercator Close, where police recorded 69 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Broughton Close (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.