Crime Rates at Medina Road, Southampton, SO15 5QQ

Medina Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Shirley , and the 236th highest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Medina Road (SO15 5QQ) in the last 12 months was 130.3 per 1,000 residents and was 10.3% 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 77.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Medina Road (SO15 5QQ), 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 Regent'S Grove (51 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.