Crime Rates at Bassett Avenue, Southampton, SO16 7FB

Bassett Avenue area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Bassett , and the 127th lowest crime rate of 734 local areas in Southampton .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bassett Avenue (SO16 7FB) in the last 12 months was 34.1 per 1,000 residents and was 51.3% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bassett Avenue (SO16 7FB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Glen Eyre Road, where police recorded 13 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.