Crime Rates at Didcot Road, Southampton, SO15 5QX

Didcot 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 Didcot Road (SO15 5QX) 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 Didcot Road (SO15 5QX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Regent'S Grove, where police recorded 116 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.