Total Crime Rate
86.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
41.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lennox 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 areaβs 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 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.
View Crime In Southampton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Emmett Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hornchurch Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dunbar Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chisholm Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hornchurch Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Menzies Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chisholm Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rownhams Road North | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rownhams Road North | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sutherland Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hornchurch Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hornchurch Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hornchurch Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Matheson Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairlawn Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hornchurch Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Forbes Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Matheson Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Matheson Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sutherland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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