Total Crime Rate

168.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 168.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Other theft 11.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Drugs 8.3 8/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Aster Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Bassett , and the 170th 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 Aster Road (SO16 3BH) in the last 12 months was 168.5 per 1,000 residents and was 140.6% higher 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 416.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 91.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 230.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aster Road (SO16 3BH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Aster Road, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Langhorn Road (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Aster Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Langhorn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Langhorn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Legion Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mayfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Aster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carnation Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carnation Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Harrison Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harefield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aster Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Langhorn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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