Crime Rates at Shirley Road, Southampton, SO15 3NQ

Shirley Road area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 126th 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 Shirley Road (SO15 3NQ) in the last 12 months was 214.9 per 1,000 residents and was 5.1% higher than the Banister & Polygon average (204.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 107.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shirley Road (SO15 3NQ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 801 crimes here, including 470 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.