Total Crime Rate

86.8 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.7 per 1,000 7/10 Β· 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 86.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 41.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.4 9/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lennox Close area has the 21st highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Coxford , and the 361st lowest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lennox Close (SO16 8GJ) in the last 12 months was 86.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1.5% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (β‰ˆ 41.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lennox Close (SO16 8GJ), the main crime hotspot is near Hornchurch Road. Police recorded 95 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lennox Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Emmett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hornchurch Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dunbar Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chisholm Close β€”
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hornchurch Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Menzies Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chisholm Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rownhams Road North β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rownhams Road North β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sutherland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hornchurch Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hornchurch Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hornchurch Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Matheson Road β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairlawn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hornchurch Road β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forbes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Matheson Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Matheson Road β€”
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sutherland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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