Total Crime Rate

140.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 140.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 68.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Dean Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Bitterne Park , and the 214th highest crime rate of 723 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 Dean Road (SO18 6AP) in the last 12 months was 140.4 per 1,000 residents and was 71.5% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 68.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dean Road (SO18 6AP), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dean Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Yew Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Almatade Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Philip'S Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Philip'S Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Philip'S Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons St Philip'S Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shales Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons April Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Philip'S Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Commercial Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haynes Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Philip'S Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chichester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Philip'S Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Philip'S Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Chichester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Panwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Philip'S Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Philip'S Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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