Total Crime Rate

321.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 321.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 122.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.9 10/10
  • Drugs 35.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.9 10/10
  • Public order 25.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.5 9/10
  • Robbery 12.9 9/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Adelaide Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Portswood , and the 57th highest crime rate of 734 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 Adelaide Road (SO17 2HU) in the last 12 months was 321.5 per 1,000 residents and was 195.2% higher 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 1700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 160.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 92.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Adelaide Road (SO17 2HU), the main crime hotspot is near Drummond Drive. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Adelaide Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Drummond Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Osborne Road South Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Drummond Drive Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Drummond Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Drummond Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Denys Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horseshoe Bridge Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horseshoe Bridge Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Horseshoe Bridge Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dundee Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Drummond Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Adelaide Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Adelaide Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Adelaide Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Adelaide Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Adelaide Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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
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Data Sources

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