Total Crime Rate

73.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 73.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 44.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.3 7/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.8 5/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

St Denys Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Portswood , and the 315th lowest crime rate of 723 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 St Denys Road (SO17 2FP) in the last 12 months was 73.3 per 1,000 residents and was 33.6% lower than the Portswood average (110.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 44.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Denys Road (SO17 2FP), the main crime hotspot is near St Denys Road. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Denys Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Kent Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Other theft Pettinger Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Eastfield Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Public order Dundee Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Aberdeen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivy Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saltmead Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Augustine Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Augustine Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adelaide Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Augustine Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Augustine Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arcadia Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Augustine Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pettinger Gardens Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priory Marine Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Osborne Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Priory Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Priory Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Priory Marine Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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