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Crime in PO1 1

How much crime is recorded in PO1 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Portsmouth
Region
South East
Population
17,435 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PO1 1

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 75.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in PO1 1, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
75.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
166
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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).

PO1 1National
Violence and sexual offences59.123.6
Shoplifting20.88.4
Anti-social behaviour20.810.7
Burglary19.59.1
Public order15.64.6
Criminal damage and arson9.14.7
Other theft8.64.5
Drugs8.42.4
Vehicle crime5.43.5
Bicycle theft3.91.0
Robbery3.71.4
Possession of weapons3.40.9
Other crime2.11.5
Theft from the person1.92.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 25% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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