Portswood

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3,655 people · median £178,250 · Southampton

↑ Southampton (district)

More affordable than mostFast broadband

Southampton Council · Labour minority — no overall control 24/51 seats · 47% · OCD 2026

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How safe is it? This neighbourhood

Crime runs at 13.7 per 1,000 residents a month — above the 9.3 average across districts AcreRight covers. Like most places with a retail centre, offences cluster where the shops are, not where people live.

Crime rate

Monthly recorded crimes within this neighbourhood

Per 1,000 / month13.7

Average across AcreRight-covered districts9.3

Street-level counts · police.uk, last 12 months

By category, 12 months this neighbourhood

Violence and sexual offences

258

Shoplifting

200

Public order

Anti-social behaviour

Criminal damage and arson

Other theft

Recorded crimes by category within this neighbourhood, last 12 months · police.uk / Home Office

Where crime clusters

On or near	Crimes
Parking Area	136
Supermarket	88
Richmond Gardens	40
Belmont Road	25
Portswood Avenue	22

Busiest anonymised "on or near" markers over the last 6 months — click a row to centre the crime map there · retail-heavy spots naturally rank high (shoplifting concentrates where the shops are) · police.uk

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