Total Crime Rate

104.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 104.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 48.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.3 8/10
  • Burglary 24.3 10/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dunster Close area has the 19th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Coxford , and the 305th highest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dunster Close (SO16 8DF) in the last 12 months was 104.2 per 1,000 residents and was 18.2% higher than the Coxford average (88.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 48.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dunster Close (SO16 8DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oakwood Drive, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Taranto Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dunster Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salerno Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Salerno Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbotsfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbotsfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Oakwood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbotsfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Balmoral Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Balmoral Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Taranto Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Taranto Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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