Crime Rates at Shirley Park Road, Southampton, SO16 4FP

Shirley Park Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Freemantle , and the 225th lowest crime rate of 734 local areas in Southampton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shirley Park Road (SO16 4FP) in the last 12 months was 53.5 per 1,000 residents and was 70.2% lower than the Freemantle average (179.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 32.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shirley Park Road (SO16 4FP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shirley High Street, where police recorded 153 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Regent'S Grove (48 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.