Total Crime Rate

408.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

194.6 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 408.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 194.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 124.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 86.5 9/10
  • Public order 48.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.6 9/10
  • Burglary 18.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.5 10/10
  • Drugs 13.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.8 10/10
  • Robbery 10.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
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

Mayflower Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Freemantle , and the 33rd 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 Mayflower Road (SO15 3LT) in the last 12 months was 408.1 per 1,000 residents and was 136.4% higher than the Freemantle average (172.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 72 (≈ 194.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mayflower Road (SO15 3LT), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Mayflower Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Villiers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leighton Avenue
Apr 2026Burglary Leighton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Villiers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Villiers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Villiers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Villiers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Villiers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Villiers Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Villiers Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Villiers Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Villiers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leighton Avenue
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Randolph Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Villiers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Villiers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mayflower Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayflower Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mayflower Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mayflower Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mayflower Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Vincent Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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