Postcode · Portsmouth
Crime in PO2 7RT
How much crime is recorded in PO2 7RT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Fratton North
- Council
- Portsmouth
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,852 (2024)
PO2 7RTPortsmouth
How safe is PO2 7RT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 40.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO2 7RT area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
40.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
57
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 7RTNational
Violence and sexual offences33.523.6
Burglary7.09.1
Public order6.24.6
Anti-social behaviour3.310.7
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Other theft1.54.5
Drugs1.22.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Other crime0.41.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 46% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.