Total Crime Rate

208.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 208.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.1 9/10
  • Burglary 37.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.2 10/10
  • Public order 14.2 8/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Woodmill Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Bassett , and the 133rd 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 Woodmill Lane (SO18 2JJ) in the last 12 months was 208.5 per 1,000 residents and was 197.7% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 99.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodmill Lane (SO18 2JJ), the main crime hotspot is near Parkville Road. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woodmill Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fleming Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fleming Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fleming Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parkville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Parkville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parkville Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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