Total Crime Rate

242.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 242.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 108.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.5 8/10
  • Public order 28.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.6 5/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Grove Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 99th highest crime rate of 734 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 242.8 per 1,000 residents and was 18.7% higher than the Banister & Polygon average (204.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 73.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 53.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grove Road (SO15 3GH), the main crime hotspot is near Harold Road. Police recorded 88 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Grove Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victory Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Villiers Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Villiers Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Villiers Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Villiers Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Trafalgar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kentish Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Selby Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Selby Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Selby Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Selby Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Selby Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Richmond Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Villiers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albany Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beatrice Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Beatrice Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Firgrove Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Payne'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Harold Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Harold Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harold Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harold Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harold Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Harold Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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