Postcode · Portsmouth
Crime in PO2 0ED
How much crime is recorded in PO2 0ED, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- North End East
- Council
- Portsmouth
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,429 (2024)
PO2 0EDPortsmouth
How safe is PO2 0ED
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO2 0ED area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
28
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).
PO2 0EDNational
Violence and sexual offences13.423.6
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Other theft2.34.5
Anti-social behaviour2.010.7
Other crime1.81.5
Public order1.54.6
Burglary1.39.1
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Drugs0.12.4
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.