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Crime in PO2 9

How much crime is recorded in PO2 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Portsmouth
Region
South East
Population
16,863 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PO2 9

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 40.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in PO2 9, 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
40.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
85
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 9National
Violence and sexual offences32.323.6
Anti-social behaviour11.410.7
Shoplifting9.38.4
Public order7.74.6
Burglary7.59.1
Criminal damage and arson5.94.7
Other theft5.54.5
Vehicle crime4.63.5
Drugs2.52.4
Other crime1.31.5
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Robbery0.81.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 13% 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.

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