Total Crime Rate

181.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

104.4 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 181.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 104.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.6 10/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Drugs 9.3 8/10
  • Other theft 9.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 8/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Selby Place area has the 14th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Freemantle , and the 150th 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 Selby Place (SO15 3NU) in the last 12 months was 181.0 per 1,000 residents and was 4.8% higher than the Freemantle average (172.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 104.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 99.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Selby Place (SO15 3NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 74 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harold Road (44 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Selby Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Emsworth 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
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selby Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selby Place Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selby Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selby Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Selby Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Selby Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Selby Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Selby Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Emsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Emsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Villiers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Villiers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Villiers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Villiers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour May Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Villiers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Kentish Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kentish Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Emsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Emsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Villiers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Milner Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Emsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Villiers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harold Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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