Total Crime Rate

40.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 40.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

South Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Portswood , and the 156th lowest crime rate of 734 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 South Road (SO17 2JL) in the last 12 months was 40.2 per 1,000 residents and was 63.1% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Road (SO17 2JL), the main crime hotspot is near St Denys Road. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in South Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Adelaide Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stanley Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Denys Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Denys Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Denys Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order St Denys Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs St Denys Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Denys Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Priory Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dundee Road 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
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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