Total Crime Rate

107.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 107.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 60.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.8 8/10
  • Other crime 13.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 18th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Bassett , and the 297th highest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lordswood Road (SO16 6SD) in the last 12 months was 107.0 per 1,000 residents and was 50.1% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 60.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lordswood Road (SO16 6SD), the main crime hotspot is near Malwood Avenue. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lordswood Road area

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

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