Crime Rates at Shirley Road, Southampton, SO15 3JB

Shirley Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Freemantle , and the 110th highest crime rate of 734 local areas in Southampton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shirley Road (SO15 3JB) in the last 12 months was 229.7 per 1,000 residents and was 27.9% higher than the Freemantle average (179.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 120.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 348.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shirley Road (SO15 3JB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 172 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.