Crime Rates at Belmont Road, Portswood, Southampton, SO17 2GD

Belmont Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Portswood , and the 237th highest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Belmont Road (SO17 2GD) in the last 12 months was 129.6 per 1,000 residents and was 17.3% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 53.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Belmont Road (SO17 2GD), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 330 crimes here, including 99 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.