Total Crime Rate

266.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

109.2 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 266.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 109.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 75.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.5 9/10
  • Public order 30.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Robbery 10.2 9/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Marlborough Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Freemantle , and the 82nd highest crime rate of 723 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 266.2 per 1,000 residents and was 54.2% higher than the Freemantle average (172.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 109.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.6% 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 120 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Regent'S Grove (51 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Marlborough Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/106)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Villiers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Regent'S Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent'S Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent'S Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent'S Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent'S Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent'S Grove —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Regent'S Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Regent'S Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent'S Grove —
Apr 2026Public order Regent'S Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Emsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent'S Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayflower Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent'S Grove —
Apr 2026Public order Vincent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mayflower Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Villiers Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Villiers Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Villiers Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vincent Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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