Total Crime Rate

206.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 206.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.8 9/10
  • Public order 32.8 10/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Other crime 6.0 7/10
  • Robbery 6.0 7/10
  • Shoplifting 6.0 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Raymond Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Shirley , and the 136th 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 Raymond Road (SO15 5AG) in the last 12 months was 206.0 per 1,000 residents and was 72.1% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 116.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Raymond Road (SO15 5AG), the main crime hotspot is near Thornbury Avenue. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Raymond Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malmesbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hanley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Thornbury Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Thornbury Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Greville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Greville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Greville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Radway Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Radway Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Road —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Thornbury Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Eastbourne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Suffolk Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Charlton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charlton Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Burglary Suffolk Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Suffolk Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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