Total Crime Rate

823.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

459.0 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 823.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 459.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 352.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 114.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 82.0 10/10
  • Public order 69.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 57.4 8/10
  • Other theft 45.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 32.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 20.5 10/10
  • Robbery 16.4 10/10
  • Drugs 12.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.2 9/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • 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

Shirley High Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Shirley , and the 11th 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 Shirley High Street (SO15 3NL) in the last 12 months was 823.8 per 1,000 residents and was 597.2% higher than the Shirley average (118.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 86 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 112 (≈ 459.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shirley High Street (SO15 3NL), 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 Shirley High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shirley High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent'S Grove
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent'S Grove
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Regent'S Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Regent'S Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Regent'S Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Regent'S Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent'S Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent'S Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Villiers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent'S Grove
Apr 2026Public order Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Villiers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent'S Grove
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent'S Grove
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Villiers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Villiers Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Villiers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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