Crime Rates at Mercury Close, Southampton, SO16 8BH

Mercury Close area has the 17th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Coxford , and the 287th highest crime rate of 723 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 108.7 per 1,000 residents and was 23.4% higher than the Coxford average (88.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 26.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 100.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mercury Close (SO16 8BH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Jupiter Close, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kern Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.