Total Crime Rate

1416.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

367.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 1416.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 751.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 367.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 275.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 97.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 64.9 10/10
  • Public order 59.5 10/10
  • Other theft 54.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 37.8 10/10
  • Burglary 16.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 16.2 10/10
  • Robbery 16.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.8 9/10
  • Theft from the person 10.8 9/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Other crime 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

Westridge Road area has the highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Portswood , and the 4th highest crime rate of 723 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 Westridge Road (SO17 2HL) in the last 12 months was 1416.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1182.3% higher than the Portswood average (110.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 139 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 68 (≈ 367.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westridge Road (SO17 2HL), 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 Westridge Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/103)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shakespeare Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portswood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portswood Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodside Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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