Total Crime Rate

36.8 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 36.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.7 7/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 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
  • 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

Bassett Avenue area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Bassett , and the 139th 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 7LQ) in the last 12 months was 36.8 per 1,000 residents and was 47.4% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 33.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bassett Avenue (SO16 7LQ), the main crime hotspot is near M3. Police recorded 17 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 Bassett Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Lingwood Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences M3 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bracken Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bracken Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences M3 Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Fitzroy Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fitzroy Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pinewood Under investigation
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Data Sources

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