Total Crime Rate

333.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 333.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 106.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 68.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.2 9/10
  • Public order 43.3 10/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.1 7/10
  • Robbery 5.1 7/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Mulberry Walk area has the 4th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Shirley , and the 53rd 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 Mulberry Walk (SO15 5GA) in the last 12 months was 333.3 per 1,000 residents and was 178.5% higher than the Shirley average (119.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 122.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 54.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mulberry Walk (SO15 5GA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 125 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harold Road (54 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mulberry Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Janson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Selby Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Villiers Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kentish Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Selby Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Selby Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Selby Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Selby Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Villiers Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Road
Sep 2025Public order Howard'S Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howard'S Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cherry Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beatrice Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Beatrice Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Firgrove Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Villiers Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Public order Villiers Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harold Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newlands Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Newlands Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mayflower Road

Data Sources

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