Total Crime Rate
6.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Pewsey Place area has the lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Shirley , and the 9th lowest crime rate of 734 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 Pewsey Place (SO15 7RX) in the last 12 months was 6.8 per 1,000 residents and was 94.4% lower than the Shirley average (119.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
In the area around Pewsey Place (SO15 7RX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Holly Place, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Linford Crescent (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Shirley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bladon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Malwood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Holly Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Luccombe Place | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Luccombe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pentire Avenue | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Malwood Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Malwood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Malwood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Malwood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Malwood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Malwood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Holly Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arlowe Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Winchester Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Linford Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Linford Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Linford Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Linford Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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