Total Crime Rate
125.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
82.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cromarty Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Coxford , and the 245th highest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cromarty Road (SO16 8BT) in the last 12 months was 125.5 per 1,000 residents and was 42.4% higher than the Coxford average (88.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 82.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cromarty Road (SO16 8BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rockall Close, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Viking Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Southampton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rockall Close | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fairisle Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Viking Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Fastnet Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lundy Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fastnet Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Toogoods Way | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fastnet Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Romsey Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Orkney Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Rockall Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rockall Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Malin Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Malin Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rockall Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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