Total Crime Rate

25.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 25.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.5 1/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • 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

Newitt Place area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Bassett , and the 81st lowest crime rate of 734 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 Newitt Place (SO16 7FA) in the last 12 months was 25.3 per 1,000 residents and was 63.8% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 20.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newitt Place (SO16 7FA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Colonel Crabbe Mews, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newitt Place (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Newitt Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Saxholm Dale —
Sep 2025Public order Ridgemount Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Saxholm Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pinewood Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fitzroy Close —
Sep 2025Burglary Fitzroy Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Beechmount Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Colonel Crabbe Mews Under investigation
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Data Sources

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