Crime Rates at Marlborough Road, Southampton, SO15 3ND

Marlborough Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Freemantle , and the 108th highest crime rate of 734 local areas in Southampton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Marlborough Road (SO15 3ND) in the last 12 months was 232.1 per 1,000 residents and was 29.2% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 105.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 106.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marlborough Road (SO15 3ND), 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 Church Street (50 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.