Total Crime Rate

146.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 146.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 81.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.8 8/10
  • Public order 13.6 8/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Orkney Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Coxford , and the 205th highest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Orkney Close (SO16 8BW) in the last 12 months was 146.3 per 1,000 residents and was 66.0% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 81.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orkney Close (SO16 8BW), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Orkney Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rownhams Road North —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rockall Close Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Andromeda Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fastnet Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairisle Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fastnet Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saturn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Saturn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Orkney Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rockall Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Romsey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lundy Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Viking Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rockall Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rownhams Road North —
Apr 2026Burglary Emmett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rockall Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Malin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Malin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fastnet Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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