Total Crime Rate
26.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chetwynd Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Bassett , and the 88th 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 Chetwynd Road (SO16 3TX) in the last 12 months was 26.5 per 1,000 residents and was 62.2% lower than the Bassett average (70.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -14.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 10.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 166.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chetwynd Road (SO16 3TX), the main crime hotspot is near Vermont Close. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bassett| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Providence Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ridgemount Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Glen Eyre Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vermont Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vermont Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vermont Close | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vermont Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vermont Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Beechmount Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Providence Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tower Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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