Total Crime Rate

16.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 16.4 2/10
  • Violent crimes 8.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.2 2/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bassett Green Road area has the lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Swaythling , and the 36th lowest crime rate of 723 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 Bassett Green Road (SO16 3DZ) in the last 12 months was 16.4 per 1,000 residents and was 75.1% lower than the Swaythling average (65.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bassett Green Road (SO16 3DZ), the main crime hotspot is near Aster Road. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bassett Green Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Aster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leaside Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Binstead Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Laburnum Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bembridge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poppy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Poppy Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Poppy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Aster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Aster Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lobelia Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lobelia Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Aster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aster Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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