Total Crime Rate

35.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 35.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Bluebell Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Bassett , and the 132nd lowest crime rate of 734 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 Bluebell Road (SO16 3LJ) in the last 12 months was 35.4 per 1,000 residents and was 49.4% lower than the Bassett average (70.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -69.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bluebell Road (SO16 3LJ), the main crime hotspot is near Parkville Road. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bluebell Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carnation Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carnation Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parkville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parkville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parkville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fleming Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fleming Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fleming Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Langhorn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Langhorn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Langhorn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harefield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Aster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aster Road

Data Sources

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