Total Crime Rate

25.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 25.9 3/10
  • Other crime 9.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Gurney Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Shirley , and the 83rd lowest crime rate of 734 local areas in Southampton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gurney Road (SO15 5GG) in the last 12 months was 25.9 per 1,000 residents and was 78.4% lower than the Shirley average (119.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gurney Road (SO15 5GG), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 125 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gurney Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St James Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cherry Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Salem Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howard'S Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Howard'S Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Selby Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Selby Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Selby Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Selby Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Selby Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Janson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milner Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Newlands Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newlands Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cannon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
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Data Sources

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