Total Crime Rate

97.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 97.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.2 8/10
  • Other theft 15.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.5 9/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Lordswood Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Bassett , and the 329th highest crime rate of 734 local areas in Southampton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lordswood Road (SO16 6LN) in the last 12 months was 97.9 per 1,000 residents and was 39.8% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 51.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lordswood Road (SO16 6LN), the main crime hotspot is near Aldermoor Close. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lordswood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Dunkirk Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Arnheim Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Falaise Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Aldermoor Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Aldermoor Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Salerno Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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