Total Crime Rate

98.7 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 98.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.7 9/10
  • Public order 15.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Plover Close area has the 17th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Coxford , and the 326th 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 Plover Close (SO16 8EU) in the last 12 months was 98.7 per 1,000 residents and was 8.6% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 51.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 38.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plover Close (SO16 8EU), the main crime hotspot is near Turnstone Gardens. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Plover Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Kestrel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beaulieu Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Turnstone Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turnstone Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Whinchat Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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