Total Crime Rate

125.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 125.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 45.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.4 9/10
  • Burglary 10.4 9/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Robbery 6.9 8/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Gover Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Millbrook , and the 246th highest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gover Road (SO16 9BR) in the last 12 months was 125.0 per 1,000 residents and was 9.4% higher than the Millbrook average (114.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 45.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gover Road (SO16 9BR), the main crime hotspot is near Redbridge Flyover. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gover Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redbridge Flyover Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coniston Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Redbridge Flyover —
Apr 2026Other theft Redbridge Flyover Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Redbridge Flyover Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences M271 Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Redbridge Flyover Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Westover Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Redbridge Causeway —
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Data Sources

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