Crime Rates at Shirley Road, Southampton, SO15 3JF

Shirley Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Shirley , and the 115th highest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shirley Road (SO15 3JF) in the last 12 months was 208.7 per 1,000 residents and was 76.6% higher than the Shirley average (118.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 84.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shirley Road (SO15 3JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shirley High Street, where police recorded 120 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Street (45 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.