Total Crime Rate

196.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

104.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 196.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 104.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 15.8 10/10
  • Burglary 6.3 7/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Omdurman Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Bassett , and the 131st highest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Omdurman Road (SO17 1PH) in the last 12 months was 196.2 per 1,000 residents and was 175.2% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 104.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Omdurman Road (SO17 1PH), the main crime hotspot is near Nile Road. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Omdurman Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nile Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cranford Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cranford Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Furzedown Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Furzedown Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highcrown Mews
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space

Data Sources

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