Crime Rates at Dover Street, Southampton, SO14 6GN

Dover Street area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 277th lowest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dover Street (SO14 6GN) in the last 12 months was 64.8 per 1,000 residents and was 66.2% lower than the Banister & Polygon average (191.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dover Street (SO14 6GN), 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.