Postcode area · Portsmouth
Crime in PO
How much crime is recorded in PO, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Isle of Wight
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 905,741 (2024)
POPostcode area · Portsmouth
How safe is PO
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in PO, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all council areas.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of council areas in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
30.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
64
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
PONational
Violence and sexual offences25.223.6
Anti-social behaviour9.210.7
Shoplifting8.48.4
Burglary5.79.1
Public order5.34.6
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Other theft3.84.5
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Drugs2.22.4
Other crime1.21.5
Robbery1.01.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Theft from the person0.62.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.