Postcode · Portsmouth
Crime in PO1 2PE
How much crime is recorded in PO1 2PE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Old Portsmouth & Southsea Common
- Council
- Portsmouth
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,333 (2024)
How safe is PO1 2PE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 41.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO1 2PE area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
41.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
97
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).
PO1 2PENational
Violence and sexual offences31.023.6
Shoplifting16.78.4
Anti-social behaviour13.610.7
Public order7.84.6
Other theft5.24.5
Vehicle crime4.93.5
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Drugs4.52.4
Burglary4.49.1
Robbery2.21.4
Bicycle theft1.71.0
Other crime1.61.5
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.