Total Crime Rate

76.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 76.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 44.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.8 9/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • 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 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Carnation Road area has the 31st highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Bassett , and the 325th lowest crime rate of 723 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 Carnation Road (SO16 3JX) in the last 12 months was 76.7 per 1,000 residents and was 7.6% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -47.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 44.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carnation Road (SO16 3JX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Poppy Road, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lobelia Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Carnation Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Poppy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Poppy Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poppy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Honeysuckle Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lobelia Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lobelia Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Legion Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honeysuckle Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tulip Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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