Total Crime Rate

183.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

102.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 183.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 102.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.7 7/10
  • Other theft 17.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.1 8/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brook Valley area has the 9th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Shirley , and the 149th highest crime rate of 723 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 Brook Valley (SO16 6SR) in the last 12 months was 183.8 per 1,000 residents and was 55.5% higher 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -61.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 102.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brook Valley (SO16 6SR), the main crime hotspot is near Broughton Close. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brook Valley area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Mill Way —
Apr 2026Other theft Hardwicke Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Thorndike Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Irving Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lockerley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warren Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Arliss Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Arliss Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warren Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hardwicke Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broughton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ross Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brook Valley Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorndike Close —
Apr 2026Public order Old Mill Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Old Mill Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorndike Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Thorndike Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broughton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broughton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broughton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broughton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Timsbury Drive —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Timsbury Drive Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tavistock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tavistock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Timsbury Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Timsbury Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Timsbury Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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