Total Crime Rate

115.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 115.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.2 9/10
  • Other theft 12.1 8/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Shoplifting 9.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.8 3/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Westbury Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Freemantle , and the 279th highest crime rate of 734 local areas in Southampton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westbury Road (SO15 4JS) in the last 12 months was 115.7 per 1,000 residents and was 35.6% lower than the Freemantle average (179.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 69.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westbury Road (SO15 4JS), the main crime hotspot is near Millbrook Point Road. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Westbury Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brookside Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons King George'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Meadowmead Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stanton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Millbrook Point Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Millbrook Point Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Royal Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King George'S Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King George'S Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson King George'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Claremont Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Creighton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Creighton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brookside Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Claremont Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brookside Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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