Total Crime Rate
161.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dean Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Bitterne Park , and the 181st highest crime rate of 734 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 6SN) in the last 12 months was 161.0 per 1,000 residents and was 83.3% higher than the Bitterne Park average (87.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 82.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dean Road (SO18 6SN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 89 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chichester Road (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bitterne Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Panwell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chichester Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peppard Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peppard Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dean Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Balaclava Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Balaclava Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St Philip'S Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lorne Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bramble Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bramble Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lorne Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lorne Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chichester Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | West End Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | April Close | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Panwell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | April Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Macarthur Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Macarthur Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Macarthur Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Macarthur Crescent | Under investigation |
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