Total Crime Rate

100.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 100.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lennox Close area has the 16th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Coxford , and the 317th highest crime rate of 734 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 Lennox Close (SO16 8GJ) in the last 12 months was 100.7 per 1,000 residents and was 10.7% higher than the Coxford average (91.0 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 Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 55.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 220.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lennox Close (SO16 8GJ), the main crime hotspot is near Hornchurch Road. Police recorded 105 crimes here, including 34 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
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hornchurch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dunbar Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hornchurch Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hornchurch Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hornchurch Road
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hornchurch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Hornchurch Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forbes Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dunbar Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hornchurch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hornchurch Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hornchurch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairlawn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chisholm Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hornchurch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Matheson Road
Sep 2025Public order Hornchurch Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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