Crime Rates at Malvern Road, Southampton, SO16 6PY

Malvern Road area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Bassett , and the 233rd lowest crime rate of 723 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 Malvern Road (SO16 6PY) in the last 12 months was 54.1 per 1,000 residents and was 24.1% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 34.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Malvern Road (SO16 6PY), 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.