Postcode · Southampton
Crime in SO16 3AZ
How much crime is recorded in SO16 3AZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bassett Green
- Council
- Southampton
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,489 (2024)
SO16 3AZSouthampton
How safe is SO16 3AZ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO16 3AZ area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
36.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
67
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
SO16 3AZNational
Violence and sexual offences28.923.6
Burglary17.89.1
Criminal damage and arson7.84.7
Public order5.64.6
Other theft5.64.5
Anti-social behaviour5.610.7
Drugs2.22.4
Bicycle theft2.11.0
Other crime1.71.5
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Robbery0.91.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.