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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in SO16: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

SO16 recorded 632 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 5.93 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 35.0% of all offences recorded. Crime is up 11.1% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring63.55 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment632 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_upCrime up 11.1% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

632
trending_down -7.5% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

63.55per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

1,870

Within SO16 district

Test Valley

106,619

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Regent'S Grove Map
total: 32 Anti-social behaviour: 20 Public order: 4
32
Parkville Road Map
total: 27 Shoplifting: 16 Anti-social behaviour: 2
27
Petrol Station Map
total: 22 Shoplifting: 20 Robbery: 2
22
Hospital Map
total: 15 Violence and sexual offences: 6 Criminal damage and arson: 2
15
Emsworth Road Map
total: 13 Shoplifting: 7 Anti-social behaviour: 3
13
Mercator Close Map
total: 10 Shoplifting: 8 Burglary: 2
10
Bracken Lane Map
total: 10 Violence and sexual offences: 10
10
Borrowdale Road Map
total: 10 Other crime: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 4
10
Windermere Avenue Map
total: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 1
8
Medina Road Map
total: 8 Drugs: 4 Theft from the person: 2
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Crime Breakdown

April 2026
632 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
221
35.0%
Anti-social Behaviour
99
15.7%
Shoplifting
71
11.2%
Public Order
54
8.5%
Criminal Damage & Arson
46
7.3%
Other Theft
30
4.7%
Vehicle Crime
27
4.3%
Drug Offences
21
3.3%
Burglary
21
3.3%
Other Crime
15
2.4%
Robbery
11
1.7%
Weapons Possession
9
1.4%
Theft from Person
5
0.8%
Bicycle Theft
2
0.3%

Crime Analysis: SO16

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in SO16 (35.0%). Anti-social Behaviour (15.7%) and Shoplifting (11.2%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in SO16 has risen sharply — by 11.1%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for SO16 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_down -7.5%
Year-on-Yeartrending_up +11.1%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +0.9%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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