Crime Rates at Portswood Road, Southampton, SO17 2FT

Portswood Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 37th 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 Portswood Road (SO17 2FT) in the last 12 months was 379.0 per 1,000 residents and was 85.2% higher than the Banister & Polygon average (204.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -53.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 71 (≈ 186.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portswood Road (SO17 2FT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 106 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (53 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.