Total Crime Rate

34.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 34.6 4/10
  • Violent crimes 22.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.6 3/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Violet Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Bassett , and the 124th 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 Violet Road (SO16 3GT) in the last 12 months was 34.6 per 1,000 residents and was 51.5% lower than the Bassett average (71.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Violet Road (SO16 3GT), the main crime hotspot is near Lilac Road. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Violet Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Dahlia Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Pansy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brindle Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brindle Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lilac Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lilac Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lilac Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Lilac Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Lilac Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lilac Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Begonia Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Iris Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Copperfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Primrose Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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