Postcode · Portsmouth
Crime in PO2 7JB
How much crime is recorded in PO2 7JB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Fratton North
- Council
- Portsmouth
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,307 (2024)
PO2 7JBPortsmouth
How safe is PO2 7JB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO2 7JB area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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 7JBNational
Violence and sexual offences20.123.6
Vehicle crime5.53.5
Other theft2.94.5
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Anti-social behaviour2.010.7
Public order1.34.6
Drugs1.22.4
Other crime0.81.5
Burglary0.89.1
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.