Crime Rates at Winchester Road, Southampton, SO16 6UF

Winchester Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Shirley , and the 324th highest 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 Winchester Road (SO16 6UF) in the last 12 months was 98.6 per 1,000 residents and was 16.6% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 47.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Winchester Road (SO16 6UF), the main crime hotspot is near Regent'S Grove. Police recorded 104 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.