Total Crime Rate
156.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
79.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Grove Road area has the 48th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 185th 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 Grove Road (SO15 3GH) in the last 12 months was 156.6 per 1,000 residents and was 18.3% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -76.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 79.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grove Road (SO15 3GH), the main crime hotspot is near Harold Road. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Southampton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lakelands Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Villiers Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Harold Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Harold Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lakelands Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Lakelands Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lakelands Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lakelands Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Villiers Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harold Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Heysham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heysham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Villiers Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Villiers Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beatrice Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dyer Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Beatrice 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Lakelands Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | May 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 |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dyer Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dyer Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dyer Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Lakelands Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lakelands Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Kentish Road | Under investigation |
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