Postcode · Portsmouth
Crime in PO1 5PX
How much crime is recorded in PO1 5PX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Fratton Kingston
- Council
- Portsmouth
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,778 (2024)
PO1 5PXPortsmouth
How safe is PO1 5PX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 42.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO1 5PX area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
42.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
69
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 5PXNational
Violence and sexual offences29.723.6
Vehicle crime8.33.5
Anti-social behaviour8.010.7
Public order5.14.6
Other theft3.94.5
Burglary3.99.1
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Robbery1.91.4
Drugs1.92.4
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Other crime1.31.5
Theft from the person0.92.1
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Shoplifting0.48.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 33% 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.