Total Crime Rate

32.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 32.9 3/10
  • Violent crimes 22.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.2 4/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
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 8th lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 111th 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 3FE) in the last 12 months was 32.9 per 1,000 residents and was 82.8% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 22.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -94.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shirley Road (SO15 3FE), the main crime hotspot is near Shirley Road. Police recorded 184 crimes here, including 79 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stafford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Suffolk Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shirley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shirley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shirley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Stafford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shirley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shirley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shirley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Suffolk Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Suffolk Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Suffolk Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shirley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shirley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shirley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Arthur Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Howard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shirley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shirley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shirley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Shirley Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Millbrook Road East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shirley Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shirley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Atherley Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Millbrook Road East Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shirley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Shirley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Shirley Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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