Total Crime Rate

89.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 89.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 12.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Oakridge Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Millbrook , and the 366th highest crime rate of 734 local areas in Southampton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oakridge Road (SO15 0LY) in the last 12 months was 89.2 per 1,000 residents and was 24.2% lower than the Millbrook average (117.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 49.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakridge Road (SO15 0LY), the main crime hotspot is near Redbridge Flyover. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oakridge Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pat Bear Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redbridge Flyover Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Allington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flanders Field Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flanders Field Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flanders Field Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flanders Field Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flanders Field Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Brunel Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cuckmere Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Redbridge Flyover Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Redbridge Flyover Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Redbridge Flyover Under investigation

Data Sources

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