Total Crime Rate

90.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 90.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 53.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.7 9/10
  • Drugs 12.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.4 9/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Vale Drive area has the 24th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Bitterne Park , and the 349th highest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vale Drive (SO18 4SU) in the last 12 months was 90.9 per 1,000 residents and was 11.0% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 53.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vale Drive (SO18 4SU), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Vale Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trent Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neva Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trent Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trent Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ferndene Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trent Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trent Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Summit Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trent Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Benhams Farm Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Litchfield Crescent —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trent Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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