Postcode · Portsmouth
Crime in PO2 9BD
How much crime is recorded in PO2 9BD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Alexandra Park
- Council
- Portsmouth
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,687 (2024)
PO2 9BDPortsmouth
How safe is PO2 9BD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO2 9BD area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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 9BDNational
Violence and sexual offences17.123.6
Burglary8.69.1
Shoplifting4.48.4
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Anti-social behaviour3.610.7
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Other theft2.84.5
Public order1.84.6
Other crime1.31.5
Drugs0.92.4
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Robbery0.21.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 43% 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.