Crime Rates at Portswood Road, Southampton, SO17 2LD

Portswood Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Portswood , and the 86th highest crime rate of 734 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 2LD) in the last 12 months was 261.9 per 1,000 residents and was 140.4% higher than the Portswood average (108.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 85 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 68 (≈ 98.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 51.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portswood Road (SO17 2LD), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 328 crimes here, including 113 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.