Postcode · Portsmouth
Crime in PO2 7RF
How much crime is recorded in PO2 7RF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Fratton North
- Council
- Portsmouth
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,599 (2024)
PO2 7RFPortsmouth
How safe is PO2 7RF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 46.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO2 7RF area, well 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
46.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
96
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 7RFNational
Violence and sexual offences37.823.6
Shoplifting31.18.4
Public order7.34.6
Vehicle crime4.93.5
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Burglary4.19.1
Anti-social behaviour3.010.7
Other theft1.94.5
Drugs1.62.4
Robbery1.21.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Other crime0.61.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% 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.