Total Crime Rate

132.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 132.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.7 9/10
  • Drugs 14.8 9/10
  • Other theft 14.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.4 9/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

University 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 University Road (SO17 1TJ) 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 University Road (SO17 1TJ), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in University Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Highfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Highfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Highfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highfield Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Sherborne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Blenheim Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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