Total Crime Rate
762.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Shirley High Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Shirley , and the 14th highest crime rate of 734 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 762.3 per 1,000 residents and was 536.8% higher than the Shirley average (119.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 85 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 112 (≈ 459.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 80.9% 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 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.
View Crime In Shirley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shirley High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Villiers Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Anglesea Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Anglesea Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Leighton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leighton Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Church Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cannon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Vincent Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shirley High Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Shirley High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shirley High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shirley High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shirley High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shirley High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Villiers Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Crown Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Crown Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Crown Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Emsworth Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Emsworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Emsworth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Emsworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Henry Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Henry Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Henry Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mayflower Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mayflower Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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