Total Crime Rate

105.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

77.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 105.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 77.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.8 9/10
  • Public order 22.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.7 9/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Westwood Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Bassett , and the 303rd highest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westwood Road (SO17 1DA) in the last 12 months was 105.0 per 1,000 residents and was 47.3% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 77.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westwood Road (SO17 1DA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 78 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Westwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avenue Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Alma Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Westwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avenue Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifford Dibben Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifford Dibben Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norcliffe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Livingstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Livingstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Livingstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Livingstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Livingstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norcliffe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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