Crime Rates at Howards Grove, Southampton, SO15 5PR

Howards Grove area has the 8th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Shirley , and the 143rd highest crime rate of 723 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 Howards Grove (SO15 5PR) in the last 12 months was 188.0 per 1,000 residents and was 59.1% higher than the Shirley average (118.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 74.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howards Grove (SO15 5PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shirley High Street, where police recorded 120 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Street (45 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.