Total Crime Rate

178.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 178.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 127.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.6 9/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Dale Valley Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Bassett , and the 157th highest crime rate of 734 local areas in Southampton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dale Valley Road (SO16 6QY) in the last 12 months was 178.2 per 1,000 residents and was 154.4% higher than the Bassett average (70.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 134.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 85.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dale Valley Road (SO16 6QY), the main crime hotspot is near Hollybrook Road. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dale Valley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Linford Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hollybrook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linford Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arlowe Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linford Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Dale Valley Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seymour Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Bladon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hollybrook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Linford Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hollybrook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hollybrook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hollybrook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dale Valley Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dale Valley Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dale Valley Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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