Total Crime Rate

31.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 31.9 3/10
  • Burglary 11.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 8.7 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Goldcrest Gardens area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Coxford , and the 105th lowest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Goldcrest Gardens (SO16 8FG) in the last 12 months was 31.9 per 1,000 residents and was 63.8% lower than the Coxford average (88.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Goldcrest Gardens (SO16 8FG), the main crime hotspot is near Lewis Silkin Way. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Goldcrest Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Gatwick Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turnstone Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Siskin Close
Apr 2026Other theft Lord'S Hill Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Abercrombie Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abercrombie Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Abercrombie Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gatwick Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Turnstone Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plover Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Osprey Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewis Silkin Way Under investigation

Data Sources

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