Crime Rates at Priory Road, Southampton, SO17 2HS

Priory Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Portswood , and the 167th 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 Priory Road (SO17 2HS) in the last 12 months was 40.2 per 1,000 residents and was 63.6% lower than the Portswood average (110.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -69.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Priory Road (SO17 2HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Drummond Drive, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hawkeswood Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.