Total Crime Rate

105.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 105.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 52.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.0 7/10
  • Burglary 13.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.3 9/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Grange Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Shirley , and the 302nd 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 Grange Road (SO16 6UH) in the last 12 months was 105.3 per 1,000 residents and was 10.9% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 52.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grange Road (SO16 6UH), 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 Grange Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent'S Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shirley Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bracken Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bracken Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bracken Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bracken Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Other theft Henty Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Warren Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warren Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Medina Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Medina Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent'S Grove
Apr 2026Drugs Medina Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Medina Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Newman Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Newman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Edmund'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Yarmouth Gardens Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Drugs Sydney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Settle Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tremona Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sandown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Bracken Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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