Crime Rates at Montgomery Road, Southampton, SO18 4RY

Montgomery Road area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Bitterne Park , and the 252nd lowest crime rate of 723 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 Montgomery Road (SO18 4RY) in the last 12 months was 59.6 per 1,000 residents and was 27.2% lower than the Bitterne Park average (81.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 38.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Montgomery Road (SO18 4RY), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 133 crimes here, including 64 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.