Crime Rate in Shirley, ward

Shirley has the 6th highest crime rate of 17 wards in Southampton district and the 1153rd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 129th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Shirley in the last 12 months was 119.7 per 1,000 residents and was 11.8% lower than the Southampton district average (135.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Shirley’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 826 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 8 cases , down -38.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 38.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -38.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,070 (≈ 69.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Shirley ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 323 crimes here, including 241 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.