Crime Rates at Sydney Road, Southampton, SO15 5RD

Sydney Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Shirley , and the 148th lowest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sydney Road (SO15 5RD) in the last 12 months was 37.8 per 1,000 residents and was 68.0% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sydney Road (SO15 5RD), 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.