Postcode · Portsmouth
Crime in PO2 9AB
How much crime is recorded in PO2 9AB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- North End East
- Council
- Portsmouth
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,767 (2024)
How safe is PO2 9AB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 64.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO2 9AB area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
64.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
172
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 9ABNational
Violence and sexual offences51.023.6
Shoplifting27.48.4
Anti-social behaviour27.010.7
Public order18.84.6
Other theft10.54.5
Burglary9.39.1
Criminal damage and arson9.04.7
Drugs7.52.4
Vehicle crime6.43.5
Bicycle theft3.31.0
Other crime3.31.5
Robbery2.91.4
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Theft from the person0.92.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.