Total Crime Rate
346.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Anglesea Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Shirley , and the 46th highest crime rate of 734 local areas in Southampton .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Anglesea Road (SO15 5QH) in the last 12 months was 346.2 per 1,000 residents and was 189.2% higher 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 61 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 450.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 80 (≈ 170.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 105.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Anglesea Road (SO15 5QH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shirley High Street, where police recorded 153 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Street (50 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Shirley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shirley Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Briarswood | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Regent'S Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Regent'S Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shirley High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Park Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Anglesea Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Anglesea Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Leighton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leighton Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Briarswood | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Briarswood | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Oakfield Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cannon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Emsworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Emsworth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Emsworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Emsworth Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Crown Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Crown Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Crown Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shirley High Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Shirley High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shirley High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shirley High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shirley High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Regent'S Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Vincent Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shirley High Street | Under investigation |
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