Total Crime Rate

56.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 56.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 2/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Foundry Lane area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Freemantle , and the 245th lowest crime rate of 734 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 Foundry Lane (SO15 3JS) in the last 12 months was 56.7 per 1,000 residents and was 68.4% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 32.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Foundry Lane (SO15 3JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shirley High Street, where police recorded 153 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mayflower Road (43 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Foundry Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Villiers Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Emsworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Villiers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Villiers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henry Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Shirley High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shirley High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shirley High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shirley High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shirley High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shirley High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Emsworth Road —
Sep 2025Public order Emsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Emsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Villiers Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Foundry Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foundry Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cannon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Vincent Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mayflower Road —
Sep 2025Public order Mayflower Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mayflower Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mayflower Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mayflower Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Henry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Villiers Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shirley High Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Villiers Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kingsley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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