Total Crime Rate

112.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 112.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 45.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.6 8/10
  • Other theft 14.0 9/10
  • Public order 14.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Shoplifting 7.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Highfield Lane area has the 16th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Bassett , and the 276th highest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highfield Lane (SO17 1PY) in the last 12 months was 112.3 per 1,000 residents and was 57.5% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 45.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highfield Lane (SO17 1PY), 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 Highfield Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highcrown Mews —
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Nile Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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