Total Crime Rate

95.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 95.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Public order 5.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Undercliff Gardens area has the 25th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Bassett , and the 342nd highest crime rate of 734 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 Undercliff Gardens (SO16 7BX) in the last 12 months was 95.4 per 1,000 residents and was 36.2% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 54.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 54.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Undercliff Gardens (SO16 7BX), the main crime hotspot is near Vermont Close. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Undercliff Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Thornhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pointout Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vermont Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vermont Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vermont Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vermont Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vermont Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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