Crime Rates at Dell Road, Southampton, SO18 1QS

Dell Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Bitterne Park , and the 346th highest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dell Road (SO18 1QS) in the last 12 months was 91.8 per 1,000 residents and was 12.1% higher than the Bitterne Park average (81.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 50.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dell Road (SO18 1QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Trent Close, where police recorded 109 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Edgehill Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.