Total Crime Rate

82.9 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 82.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.8 5/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Portswood Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Portswood , and the 352nd lowest 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 2TD) in the last 12 months was 82.9 per 1,000 residents and was 23.9% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (β‰ˆ 41.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -48.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portswood Road (SO17 2TD), the main crime hotspot is near Richmond Gardens. Police recorded 143 crimes here, including 95 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Richmond Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Richmond Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richmond Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richmond Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richmond Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Richmond Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Richmond Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Denys Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Richmond Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Osborne Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Richmond Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Richmond Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Denys Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Arnold Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arnold Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arnold Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arnold Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Denys Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Kent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bowden Lane Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brickfield Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brickfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brickfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Brickfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brickfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brickfield Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brickfield Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Dundee Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowden Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Saltmead Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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