Total Crime Rate

28.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.3 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 28.4 3/10
  • Violent crimes 15.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 3rd lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Swaythling , and the 85th 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 3EF) in the last 12 months was 28.4 per 1,000 residents and was 56.9% lower than the Swaythling average (65.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 15.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 48.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bassett Green Road (SO16 3EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Poppy Road, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Laburnum Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bassett Green Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Laburnum Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lobelia Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lobelia Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Binstead Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bembridge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leaside Way —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Poppy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poppy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Poppy Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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