Crime Rate in Portswood, ward

Portswood has the 9th lowest crime rate of 17 wards in Southampton district and the 1443rd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 166th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Portswood in the last 12 months was 108.9 per 1,000 residents and was 19.7% lower than the Southampton district average (135.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Portswood’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 643 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 10 cases , down -37.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 28.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -51.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 811 (≈ 52.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Portswood ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 335 crimes here, including 114 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.