Total Crime Rate

79.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 79.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Burglary 8.8 8/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

St Denys Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Portswood , and the 340th 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 St Denys Road (SO17 2JY) in the last 12 months was 79.2 per 1,000 residents and was 27.3% lower than the Portswood average (108.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 63.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Denys Road (SO17 2JY), 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 St Denys Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order St Denys Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Denys Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Denys Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Denys Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs St Denys Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stanley Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Dundee Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arcadia Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arcadia Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arcadia Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Priory Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Saltmead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Saltmead —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Saltmead —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Priory Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Riverdene Place —
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Data Sources

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