Total Crime Rate
150.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bembridge Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Swaythling , and the 210th highest crime rate of 734 local areas in Southampton .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bembridge Close (SO16 3EL) in the last 12 months was 150.6 per 1,000 residents and was 108.8% higher 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 83.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bembridge Close (SO16 3EL), the main crime hotspot is near Laburnum Road. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Swaythling| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bonchurch Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carnation Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Poppy Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Poppy Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Poppy Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brighstone Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bonchurch Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Carnation Road | — |
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