Total Crime Rate

471.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

254.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 471.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 254.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 178.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 159.2 10/10
  • Public order 57.3 10/10
  • Burglary 31.9 10/10
  • Robbery 19.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Woodcote Road area has the highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Bassett , and the 29th highest crime rate of 723 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 Woodcote Road (SO17 3TA) in the last 12 months was 471.3 per 1,000 residents and was 561.2% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 2400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -6.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 254.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodcote Road (SO17 3TA), the main crime hotspot is near Bealing Close. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woodcote Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Legion Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sirdar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honeysuckle Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Harefield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bealing Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bealing Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bealing Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bealing Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Granby Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Granby Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrison Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrison Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tulip Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Granby Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granby Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Honeysuckle Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kitchener Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bealing Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bealing Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Bealing Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bealing Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sirdar Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sirdar Mews
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bealing Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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