Crime Rates at Somerset Road, Southampton, SO17 3AA

Somerset Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Bassett , and the 355th lowest crime rate of 734 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 Somerset Road (SO17 3AA) in the last 12 months was 83.5 per 1,000 residents and was 19.3% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 29.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Somerset Road (SO17 3AA), the main crime hotspot is near Richmond Gardens. Police recorded 143 crimes here, including 95 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.