Crime Rates at Burgess Road, Southampton, SO16 3BE

Burgess Road area has the 35th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Bassett , and the 269th lowest crime rate of 734 local areas in Southampton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Burgess Road (SO16 3BE) in the last 12 months was 63.4 per 1,000 residents and was 9.5% lower than the Bassett average (70.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 39.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burgess Road (SO16 3BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Aster Road, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bealing Close (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.