Total Crime Rate

88.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 88.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 55.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.0 8/10
  • Other theft 11.1 8/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

University Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Bassett , and the 356th 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 University Road (SO17 1TL) in the last 12 months was 88.6 per 1,000 residents and was 24.2% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 55.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around University Road (SO17 1TL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Further/Higher Educational Building, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hilldown Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in University Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Cranford Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hartley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cranford Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Highfield Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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