Total Crime Rate

20.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 20.5 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Field Close area has the lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Swaythling , and the 54th 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 Field Close (SO16 3DY) in the last 12 months was 20.5 per 1,000 residents and was 71.6% lower than the Swaythling average (72.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Field Close (SO16 3DY), the main crime hotspot is near Aster Road. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Field Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aster Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carnation Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Aster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brighstone Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bonchurch Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bonchurch Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carnation Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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