Total Crime Rate

114.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

84.8 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 114.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 84.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.6 9/10
  • Public order 17.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 4/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Drove Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Sholing , and the 271st 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 Drove Road (SO19 8GL) in the last 12 months was 114.4 per 1,000 residents and was 34.4% higher than the Sholing average (85.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 84.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Drove Road (SO19 8GL), the main crime hotspot is near Wingate Drive. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Drove Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Luton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dempsey Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vokes Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Silver Birch Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Firtree Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Vokes Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wingate Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Gladstone Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gladstone Road —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Drove Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Dempsey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drove Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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