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 6BX) 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 6BX), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 116 crimes here, including 55 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 (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brownlow Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brownlow Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Angel Crescent —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Almatade Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Angel Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Angel Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Angel Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Angel Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Angel Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Angel Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haynes Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Commercial Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Panwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Chichester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chichester Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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