Total Crime Rate
20.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Pewsey Place area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Shirley , and the 49th 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 Pewsey Place (SO15 7RX) in the last 12 months was 20.3 per 1,000 residents and was 82.8% lower than the Shirley average (118.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
In the area around Pewsey Place (SO15 7RX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Holly Place, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Malwood Avenue (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Southampton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Malwood Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Linford Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Malwood Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wolverley Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Seagarth Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Linford Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pentire Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ashwood Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashwood Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashwood Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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