Total Crime Rate

77.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 77.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 60.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Tennyson Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Portswood , and the 332nd lowest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tennyson Road (SO17 2HH) in the last 12 months was 77.6 per 1,000 residents and was 29.7% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 60.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tennyson Road (SO17 2HH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 330 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (113 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Tennyson Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Richmond Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Richmond Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Richmond Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Richmond Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Richmond Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portswood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portswood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Portswood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Richmond Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Spring Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Shakespeare Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Spring Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Spring Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodside Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodside Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodside Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodside Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodside Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Belmont Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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