Total Crime Rate

78.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 78.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.5 8/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Violet Road area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Bassett , and the 334th lowest crime rate of 734 local areas in Southampton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Violet Road (SO16 3GZ) in the last 12 months was 78.2 per 1,000 residents and was 11.6% higher than the Bassett average (70.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 56.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Violet Road (SO16 3GZ), the main crime hotspot is near Lilac Road. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 28 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 (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lilac Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Lilac Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime The Parkway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Evesham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Copperfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dahlia Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Begonia Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lilac Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Violet Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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