Total Crime Rate

316.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

181.6 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 316.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 181.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 130.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 72.7 10/10
  • Public order 44.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 15.0 6/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.4 9/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Anglesea Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Shirley , and the 63rd highest crime rate of 723 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 Anglesea Road (SO15 5BF) in the last 12 months was 316.2 per 1,000 residents and was 167.7% higher than the Shirley average (118.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 61 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 85 (≈ 181.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Anglesea Road (SO15 5BF), the main crime hotspot is near Regent'S Grove. Police recorded 104 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Anglesea Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/65)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Regent'S Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Crown Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crown Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Oakfield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakfield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Vincent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vincent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Didcot Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St James'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Medina Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St James'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Regent'S Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St James'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St James'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St James'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandown Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Medina Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Medina Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sandown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent'S Grove —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Regent'S Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent'S Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent'S Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent'S Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent'S Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent'S Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent'S Grove —
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Data Sources

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