Total Crime Rate
83.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Arnold Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Portswood , and the 354th lowest crime rate of 734 local areas in Southampton .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Arnold Road (SO17 1TF) in the last 12 months was 83.3 per 1,000 residents and was 23.5% lower than the Portswood average (108.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 850.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 23 (β 63.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 475.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Arnold Road (SO17 1TF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 181 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Richmond Gardens (95 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Portswood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bowden Lane | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Richmond Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arnold Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Brickfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Osborne Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Richmond Gardens | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Richmond Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Richmond Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Richmond Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Richmond Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Richmond Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Richmond Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arnold Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Brickfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brickfield Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brickfield Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brickfield Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Kent Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Richmond Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Richmond Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kitchener Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bowden Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bowden Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arnold Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Osborne Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Arnold Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Brickfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brickfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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