Total Crime Rate
60.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
28.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Medley Place area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Freemantle , and the 255th lowest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Medley Place (SO15 4LF) in the last 12 months was 60.3 per 1,000 residents and was 65.1% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Medley Place (SO15 4LF), the main crime hotspot is near Fawley Road. Police recorded 84 crimes here, including 63 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Southampton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Claremont Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Fawley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fawley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fawley Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Langley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Falkland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Clifton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Falkland Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Millbrook Road West | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Castle Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Regents Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Regents Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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