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

Shirley Park Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Freemantle , and the 30th 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 Shirley Park Road (SO16 4FW) in the last 12 months was 13.4 per 1,000 residents and was 92.5% lower than the Freemantle average (179.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shirley Park Road (SO16 4FW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Newman Street, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.