Total Crime Rate

83.3 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 83.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Arnold 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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.

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Crime Over Time in Arnold Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bowden Lane Local resolution
Sep 2025Burglary Richmond Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arnold Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Brickfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Osborne Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Richmond Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Richmond Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Richmond Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Richmond Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Richmond Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Richmond Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richmond Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arnold Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brickfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brickfield Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brickfield Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brickfield Road β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Kent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richmond Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richmond Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kitchener Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowden Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowden Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arnold Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Osborne Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Arnold Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brickfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brickfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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