Total Crime Rate

147.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 147.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.7 9/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Poppy Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Bassett , and the 217th 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 Poppy Road (SO16 3LA) in the last 12 months was 147.0 per 1,000 residents and was 109.8% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 180.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 35.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 89.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poppy Road (SO16 3LA), the main crime hotspot is near Lobelia Road. Police recorded 46 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 Poppy Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lobelia Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carnation Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Poppy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Poppy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poppy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carnation Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bonchurch Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bonchurch Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Honeysuckle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Honeysuckle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Honeysuckle Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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