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Crime in PO1 5

How much crime is recorded in PO1 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Portsmouth
Region
South East
Population
23,367 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PO1 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 66.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in PO1 5, 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
66.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
140
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 5National
Violence and sexual offences50.623.6
Shoplifting21.98.4
Anti-social behaviour15.810.7
Burglary12.69.1
Public order11.94.6
Drugs7.32.4
Criminal damage and arson7.34.7
Other theft7.04.5
Vehicle crime6.43.5
Robbery3.11.4
Possession of weapons2.90.9
Bicycle theft2.41.0
Other crime1.81.5
Theft from the person1.62.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 27% 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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