Total Crime Rate

98.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 98.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.9 7/10
  • Other theft 23.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Public order 6.6 5/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Bassett Avenue area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Bassett , and the 327th 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 Bassett Avenue (SO16 7DR) in the last 12 months was 98.7 per 1,000 residents and was 40.9% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 39.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bassett Avenue (SO16 7DR), 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 Bassett Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
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
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Providence Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Providence Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tower Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vermont Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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