Total Crime Rate

118.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 118.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 68.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.7 7/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · 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 14th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Bassett , and the 257th highest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Portswood Road (SO17 3SB) in the last 12 months was 118.7 per 1,000 residents and was 66.5% higher than the Bassett average (71.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 68.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portswood Road (SO17 3SB), the main crime hotspot is near Sirdar Mews. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 23 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 (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saltmead Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Bowden Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sirdar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Northcote Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northcote Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thomas Lewis Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kitchener Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Grosvenor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portswood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portswood Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other crime Thomas Lewis Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sirdar Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brickfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sirdar Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brickfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Osborne Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Kent Road Offender given a caution
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Data Sources

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