Crime Rates at Lordswood Gardens, Southampton, SO16 6RY

Lordswood Gardens area has the highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Bassett , and the 44th highest crime rate of 734 local areas in Southampton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lordswood Gardens (SO16 6RY) in the last 12 months was 353.9 per 1,000 residents and was 405.3% higher than the Bassett average (70.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 218.2% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 111.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lordswood Gardens (SO16 6RY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Holly Place, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Linford Crescent (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.