Crime Rates at Donnington Grove, Southampton, SO17 1RW

Donnington Grove area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Bassett , and the 127th lowest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Donnington Grove (SO17 1RW) in the last 12 months was 35.0 per 1,000 residents and was 50.9% lower than the Bassett average (71.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 500.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Donnington Grove (SO17 1RW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 245 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Richmond Gardens (78 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.