Total Crime Rate

1327.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

977.2 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 1327.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 977.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 779.5 10/10
  • Public order 182.5 10/10
  • Other theft 106.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 64.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 64.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 30.4 10/10
  • Drugs 22.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.0 7/10
  • Other crime 15.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 15.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.4 10/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.8 3/10
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

Laundry Road area has the highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Shirley , and the 6th highest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Laundry Road (SO16 6AR) in the last 12 months was 1327.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1023.1% higher than the Shirley average (118.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 205 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 257 (≈ 977.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Laundry Road (SO16 6AR), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 213 crimes here, including 158 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Laundry Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birch Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Vine Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warren Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Warren Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birch Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Birch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Vine Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ross Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laundry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Palm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Chestnut Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Palm Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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