Total Crime Rate

36.5 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 36.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Evelyn Crescent area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Shirley , and the 137th lowest crime rate of 734 local areas in Southampton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Evelyn Crescent (SO15 5JF) in the last 12 months was 36.5 per 1,000 residents and was 69.5% lower than the Shirley average (119.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 39.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Evelyn Crescent (SO15 5JF), the main crime hotspot is near Thornbury Avenue. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Evelyn Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Charlton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Road —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Greville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kellett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Radway Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Radway Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Greville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Thornbury Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Thornbury Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hanley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Thornbury Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northlands Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Eastbourne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charlton Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Greville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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