Total Crime Rate

105.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 105.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.2 8/10
  • Public order 18.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.7 9/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.6 7/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Other theft 4.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Westwood Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Bassett , and the 298th highest crime rate of 734 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 1LA) in the last 12 months was 105.0 per 1,000 residents and was 49.9% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 68.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westwood Road (SO17 1LA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 96 crimes here, including 54 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 (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westbourne Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifford Dibben Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hulse Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Westwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rose Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rose Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regent Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Regent Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norcliffe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alma Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Alma Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Norcliffe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norcliffe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norcliffe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leigh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Blenheim Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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