Total Crime Rate
103.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
46.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Portsmouth Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Peartree , and the 309th 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 Portsmouth Road (SO19 9BE) in the last 12 months was 103.5 per 1,000 residents and was 2.5% higher 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 Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 46.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Portsmouth Road (SO19 9BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ashton Walk, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fort Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Southampton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashton Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fort Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bedford Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hazeleigh Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornleigh Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornleigh Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ashton Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hazeleigh Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Bedford Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Porchester Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Porchester Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Peveril Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cecil Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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