Crime Rates at Lavender Grove, Locks Heath, Southampton, SO31 6DD

Lavender Grove area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Hook-with-Warsash , and the 78th lowest crime rate of 356 local areas in Fareham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lavender Grove (SO31 6DD) in the last 12 months was 16.9 per 1,000 residents and was 54.7% lower than the Hook-with-Warsash average (37.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lavender Grove (SO31 6DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Old Common Gardens, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Oaks Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.