Crime Rates at Dale Road, Southampton, SO16 6QJ

Dale Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Shirley , and the 336th lowest crime rate of 734 local areas in Southampton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dale Road (SO16 6QJ) in the last 12 months was 78.9 per 1,000 residents and was 34.1% lower than the Shirley average (119.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 36.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dale Road (SO16 6QJ), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 323 crimes here, including 241 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.