Crime Rates at Portland Terrace, Southampton, SO14 7ED

Portland Terrace area has the highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the highest crime rate of 734 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 Portland Terrace (SO14 7ED) in the last 12 months was 8460.0 per 1,000 residents and was 4035.1% higher than the Banister & Polygon average (204.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 648 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 8 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -61.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 352 (≈ 2346.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 63.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portland Terrace (SO14 7ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 815 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (195 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.