Total Crime Rate
33.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
23.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Grove Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 114th 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 Grove Road (SO15 3GG) in the last 12 months was 33.7 per 1,000 residents and was 82.4% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 88.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grove Road (SO15 3GG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 91 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harold Road (44 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Southampton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Villiers Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Selby Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Selby Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Selby Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Villiers Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Harold Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Harold Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Harold Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harold Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harold Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harold Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harold Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Villiers Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Selby Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Selby Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Selby Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Pitt Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dyer Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Randolph Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Selby Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Richmond Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dyer Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dyer Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dyer Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dyer Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dyer Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dyer Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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