Total Crime Rate
333.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mulberry 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.
View Crime In Shirley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Janson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Selby Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Villiers Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Kentish Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Selby Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Selby Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Selby Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Selby Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Villiers Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grove Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Howard'S Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Howard'S Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cherry Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beatrice Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Beatrice Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Firgrove Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Villiers Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Villiers Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harold Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newlands Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Newlands Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mayflower Road | — |
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