Crime Rates at Kitchener Road, Southampton, SO17 3SG

Kitchener Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Bassett , and the 143rd 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 Kitchener Road (SO17 3SG) in the last 12 months was 195.4 per 1,000 residents and was 179.0% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 142.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 73.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 182.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kitchener Road (SO17 3SG), the main crime hotspot is near Sirdar Mews. Police recorded 88 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.