Total Crime Rate

83.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · 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 83.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.6 9/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Belmont Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Portswood , and the 353rd lowest crime rate of 734 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 2GE) in the last 12 months was 83.1 per 1,000 residents and was 23.8% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 39.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Belmont Road (SO17 2GE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 335 crimes here, including 114 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Belmont Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Adelaide Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lawn Road
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Lawn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Lawn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Thackeray Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Adelaide Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Woodside Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Adelaide Road
Sep 2025Other crime Belmont Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Belmont Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Belmont Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Adelaide Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Adelaide Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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