Total Crime Rate

304.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

121.3 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 304.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 121.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.3 10/10
  • Drugs 75.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.9 9/10
  • Public order 19.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Burglary 9.8 8/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Robbery 9.8 9/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Golden Grove area has the 13th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Bargate , and the 67th highest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Golden Grove (SO14 1NL) in the last 12 months was 304.9 per 1,000 residents and was 4.3% higher than the Bargate average (292.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 121.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Golden Grove (SO14 1NL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 109 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Golden Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Clifford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Argyle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Alban'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Alban'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Alban'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Alban'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Alban'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Alban'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ascupart Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ascupart Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ascupart Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St Mary Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oxford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wolverton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ascupart Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Ascupart Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nichols Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs North Front Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Front Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Front Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Front Under investigation

Data Sources

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