Crime Rates at Janson Road, Southampton, SO15 5GQ

Janson Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Shirley , and the 76th 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 Janson Road (SO15 5GQ) in the last 12 months was 23.9 per 1,000 residents and was 80.0% lower than the Shirley average (119.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Janson Road (SO15 5GQ), 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.