Total Crime Rate

116.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 116.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 47.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.5 10/10
  • Burglary 10.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dover Street area has the 48th lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 265th highest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dover Street (SO14 6GL) in the last 12 months was 116.4 per 1,000 residents and was 39.3% lower than the Banister & Polygon average (191.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 47.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dover Street (SO14 6GL), the main crime hotspot is near College Place. Police recorded 101 crimes here, including 69 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dover Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/80)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fanshawe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avenue Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fanshawe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Methuen Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Methuen Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Methuen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Methuen Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Methuen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Methuen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avenue Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lodge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson College Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Lodge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lodge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lodge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranbury Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Highcliff Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highcliff Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Earls Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Earls Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Forster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour College Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson College Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rockstone Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cranbury Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cranbury Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranbury Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranbury Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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