Total Crime Rate
12.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lower Brownhill Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Millbrook , and the 26th lowest crime rate of 734 local areas in Southampton .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lower Brownhill Road (SO16 9QL) in the last 12 months was 12.6 per 1,000 residents and was 89.3% lower than the Millbrook average (117.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -90.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lower Brownhill Road (SO16 9QL), the main crime hotspot is near Alderney Close. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Millbrook| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | St Martin'S Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jersey Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Guernsey Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Martin'S Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Guernsey Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lower Brownhill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Alderney Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alderney Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brownhill Court | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Seafield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Windbury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Jersey Close | — |
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