Total Crime Rate

216.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 216.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.3 9/10
  • Drugs 22.3 10/10
  • Other theft 12.7 9/10
  • Public order 12.7 8/10
  • Burglary 9.6 8/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cherwell Crescent area has the 13th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Millbrook , and the 125th 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 Cherwell Crescent (SO16 9DA) in the last 12 months was 216.6 per 1,000 residents and was 84.0% higher than the Millbrook average (117.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 89.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cherwell Crescent (SO16 9DA), the main crime hotspot is near Evenlode Road. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cherwell Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Derwent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alice Mews
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windrush Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Evenlode Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Evenlode Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Evenlode Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Evenlode Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Evenlode Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Evenlode Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alice Mews
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alice Mews
Sep 2025Other crime Mansel Road East Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Alice Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alice Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alice Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alice Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alice Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tosson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Binsey Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Other theft Cheviot Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Calder Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Calder Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Colwell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mardale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mardale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mardale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Colwell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crigdon Close
Sep 2025Other theft Bampton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mardale Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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