Crime Rates at Westridge Road, Southampton, SO17 2HN

Westridge 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 Westridge Road (SO17 2HN) 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 Westridge Road (SO17 2HN), 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.