Total Crime Rate

70.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 70.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 38.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Robbery 5.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Pointout Road area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Bassett , and the 298th lowest crime rate of 723 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 Pointout Road (SO16 7DN) in the last 12 months was 70.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1.6% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 225.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 38.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 225.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pointout Road (SO16 7DN), the main crime hotspot is near Ashwood Gardens. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pointout Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burgess Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ashwood Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pointout Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burgess Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Redhill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Wykeham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Thornhill Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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