Crime Rates at Portsmouth Road, Southampton, SO19 9AF

Portsmouth Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Peartree , and the 342nd highest crime rate of 723 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 Portsmouth Road (SO19 9AF) in the last 12 months was 92.5 per 1,000 residents and was 8.3% lower than the Peartree average (101.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 62.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portsmouth Road (SO19 9AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lower Mortimer Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.