Total Crime Rate

49.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 49.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 20.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.6 5/10
  • Burglary 16.5 10/10
  • Drugs 8.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lordswood Road area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Bassett , and the 213th 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 Lordswood Road (SO16 6SA) in the last 12 months was 49.4 per 1,000 residents and was 30.7% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lordswood Road (SO16 6SA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Holly Place, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Malwood Avenue (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lordswood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Thornhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Seagarth Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lordswood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashwood Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashwood Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ashwood Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wolverley Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malwood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Malwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linford Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linford Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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