Total Crime Rate
823.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
459.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Shirley 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 3NN) 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 3NN), 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.
View Crime In Southampton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Emsworth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shirley High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shirley High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shirley High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Crown Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crown Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Heysham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heysham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Emsworth Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Emsworth Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Emsworth Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Emsworth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Emsworth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Emsworth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Emsworth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Emsworth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shirley High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Emsworth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Emsworth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Emsworth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mayflower Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Mayflower Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Mayflower Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Mayflower Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Mayflower Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mayflower Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Vincent Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vincent Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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