Total Crime Rate
84.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
63.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Norham Avenue area has the 29th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Bassett , and the 355th 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 Norham Avenue (SO16 6PT) in the last 12 months was 84.2 per 1,000 residents and was 18.1% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -23.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 63.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Norham Avenue (SO16 6PT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 74 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hollybrook Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Southampton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Vinery Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Winifred'S Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Winifred'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Winifred'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Queen'S Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St James'S Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St James'S Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St James'S Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St James'S Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St James'S Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St James'S Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St James'S Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St James'S Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St James Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A35 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | A35 | Under investigation |
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