Total Crime Rate
132.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chamberlain Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Bassett , and the 240th highest crime rate of 734 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 Chamberlain Road (SO17 1PS) in the last 12 months was 132.8 per 1,000 residents and was 89.7% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 73.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chamberlain Road (SO17 1PS), the main crime hotspot is near Hilldown Road. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bassett| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Furzedown Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Furzedown Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Highcrown Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nile Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nile Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nile Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nile Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heatherdeane Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Heatherdeane Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Highcrown Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Highcrown Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Highcrown Mews | — |
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