Total Crime Rate

91.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 91.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 13.0 6/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mercury Close area has the 18th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Coxford , and the 355th highest crime rate of 734 local areas in Southampton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mercury Close (SO16 8BH) in the last 12 months was 91.3 per 1,000 residents and was 0.4% higher than the Coxford average (91.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 26.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 215.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mercury Close (SO16 8BH), the main crime hotspot is near Kern Close. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mercury Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pegasus Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eastchurch Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kern Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kern Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Eastchurch Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Andromeda Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Other crime Saturn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saturn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Eastchurch Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lord'S Hill Centre West —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Barons Mead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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