Total Crime Rate

71.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 71.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.7 8/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Seymour Road area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Bassett , and the 309th 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 Seymour Road (SO16 6RH) in the last 12 months was 71.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1.7% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 45.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Seymour Road (SO16 6RH), the main crime hotspot is near Hollybrook Road. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Seymour Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Linford Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Bladon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seymour Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Holly Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Holly Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Luccombe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arlowe Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Malwood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Malwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Malwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Winchester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pentire Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hollybrook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery A35 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hollybrook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linford Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Linford Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hollybrook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hollybrook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hollybrook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft A35 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linford Crescent Under investigation

Data Sources

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