Total Crime Rate

128.5 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 128.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Test Lane area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Millbrook , and the 250th highest crime rate of 734 local areas in Southampton .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Test Lane (SO16 9JP) in the last 12 months was 128.5 per 1,000 residents and was 9.2% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 48.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 168.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Test Lane (SO16 9JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Redbridge Causeway, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coniston Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Test Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Redbridge Causeway —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Redbridge Causeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gover Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Tate Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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