Total Crime Rate

111.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 111.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 51.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.8 7/10
  • Other theft 18.6 9/10
  • Public order 16.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Tangmere Drive area has the 14th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Coxford , and the 282nd highest crime rate of 723 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 Tangmere Drive (SO16 8GZ) in the last 12 months was 111.4 per 1,000 residents and was 26.4% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 51.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tangmere Drive (SO16 8GZ), 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 Tangmere Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Peach Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewis Silkin Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turnstone Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Turnstone Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northolt Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northolt Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Siskin Close
Apr 2026Other theft Lord'S Hill Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldermoor Road 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 2026Public order Aldermoor Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Aldermoor Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldermoor Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Gatwick Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Linden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Linden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linden Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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