Crime Rates at Shirley Road, Southampton, SO15 3EW

Shirley Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 65th lowest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .

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 Shirley Road (SO15 3EW) in the last 12 months was 24.8 per 1,000 residents and was 87.1% lower than the Banister & Polygon average (191.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shirley Road (SO15 3EW), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 849 crimes here, including 479 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.