Total Crime Rate

12.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 12.4 1/10
  • Violent crimes 3.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.1 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wilton Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Shirley , and the 26th lowest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wilton Road (SO15 5JS) in the last 12 months was 12.4 per 1,000 residents and was 89.5% lower than the Shirley average (118.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Bicycle theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wilton Road (SO15 5JS), the main crime hotspot is near Cranbourne Close. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wilton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pirrie Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Radway Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reynolds Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pirrie Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reynolds Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Reynolds Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pirrie Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wilton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bramston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St James Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Pirrie Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wilton Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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