Crime Rates at Kent Road, Southampton, SO17 2LG

Kent Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Portswood , and the 231st 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 Kent Road (SO17 2LG) in the last 12 months was 54.2 per 1,000 residents and was 50.3% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 166.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 41.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kent Road (SO17 2LG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brickfield Road, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Denys Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.