Crime Rates at Portswood Road, Southampton, SO17 2TH

Portswood Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Portswood , and the 354th lowest crime rate of 734 local areas in Southampton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Portswood Road (SO17 2TH) in the last 12 months was 83.3 per 1,000 residents and was 23.5% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 850.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 63.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 475.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portswood Road (SO17 2TH), the main crime hotspot is near Sirdar Mews. Police recorded 88 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.