Total Crime Rate

1624.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

986.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 1624.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 986.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 682.1 10/10
  • Drugs 320.1 10/10
  • Public order 234.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 88.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 64.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 53.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 50.8 10/10
  • Other theft 30.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.7 10/10
  • Other crime 26.5 10/10
  • Robbery 19.9 10/10
  • Burglary 15.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.6 8/10
  • Theft from the person 4.4 6/10
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

Shirley Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shirley Road (SO15 3EX) in the last 12 months was 1624.7 per 1,000 residents and was 748.2% higher 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 309 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 447 (≈ 986.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shirley Road (SO15 3EX), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 667 crimes here, including 407 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shirley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/122)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Landguard Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tintern Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mandela Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mandela Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saxon Road —
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Data Sources

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