Total Crime Rate

236.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

142.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 236.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 142.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.5 10/10
  • Public order 38.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 20.4 7/10
  • Robbery 15.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Shirley Park Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Freemantle , and the 103rd highest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shirley Park Road (SO16 4FU) in the last 12 months was 236.6 per 1,000 residents and was 37.1% higher than the Freemantle average (172.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -52.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 142.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shirley Park Road (SO16 4FU), the main crime hotspot is near Regent'S Grove. Police recorded 104 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shirley Park Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/44)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Newman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent'S Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent'S Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent'S Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent'S Grove —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Benson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Newman Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent'S Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandown Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sandown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Sydney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Yarmouth Gardens Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Edmund'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent'S Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent'S Grove —
Apr 2026Other theft Henty Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent'S Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent'S Grove —
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Data Sources

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