Total Crime Rate

63.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 63.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.6 7/10
  • Other theft 11.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.7 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Harefield Road area has the 35th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Bassett , and the 269th 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 Harefield Road (SO17 3TG) in the last 12 months was 63.4 per 1,000 residents and was 9.5% lower 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 39.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harefield Road (SO17 3TG), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Harefield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aster Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sirdar Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harefield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Harrison Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Langhorn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Langhorn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sirdar Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Aster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sirdar Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sirdar Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sirdar Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Sirdar Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Langhorn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mayfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Legion Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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