Total Crime Rate

100.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 100.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Dunster Close area has the 16th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Coxford , and the 317th highest crime rate of 734 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 100.7 per 1,000 residents and was 10.7% higher than the Coxford average (91.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 55.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 128.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dunster Close (SO16 8DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Salerno Road, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Taranto Road (11 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 (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Melville Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Salerno Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melville Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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