Total Crime Rate

243.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

137.6 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 243.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 137.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 102.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.5 9/10
  • Public order 21.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.9 9/10
  • Other theft 14.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 8.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.1 8/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Robbery 5.3 7/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Other crime 1.8 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

Portswood Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Portswood , and the 102nd highest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Portswood Road (SO17 2LB) in the last 12 months was 243.4 per 1,000 residents and was 120.4% 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 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 78 (≈ 137.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portswood Road (SO17 2LB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 323 crimes here, including 97 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Portswood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/93)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodside Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodside Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodside Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shaftesbury Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodside Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodside Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
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Data Sources

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