Total Crime Rate

347.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

125.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 347.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 125.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 99.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 51.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.8 10/10
  • Drugs 28.9 10/10
  • Other theft 19.3 9/10
  • Public order 16.1 9/10
  • Other crime 12.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.4 8/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.4 9/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Priory Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Portswood , and the 53rd highest crime rate of 723 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 Priory Road (SO17 2JZ) in the last 12 months was 347.3 per 1,000 residents and was 214.4% higher 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 125.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Priory Road (SO17 2JZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Drummond Drive, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodside Road (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Priory Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lawn Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adelaide Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Drummond Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodside Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodside Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodside Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodside Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodside Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft St Denys Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Denys Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lawn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lawn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lawn Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Belmont Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivy Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Belmont Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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