Total Crime Rate

325.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

196.0 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 325.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 196.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 152.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.2 10/10
  • Public order 33.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.9 10/10
  • Other theft 16.6 9/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Robbery 6.6 8/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Porlock Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Millbrook , and the 62nd 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 Porlock Road (SO16 9JD) in the last 12 months was 325.6 per 1,000 residents and was 185.0% higher than the Millbrook average (114.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 196.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Porlock Road (SO16 9JD), the main crime hotspot is near Seacombe Green. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Porlock Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Culver Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Culver Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Culver Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorness Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mansel Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Redbridge Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Redbridge Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Redbridge Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seacombe Green Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Cromer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Thorness Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cromer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Seacombe Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Seacombe Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Seacombe Green Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Other theft Perran Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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