Postcode · Portsmouth
Crime in PO2 9DD
How much crime is recorded in PO2 9DD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Alexandra Park
- Council
- Portsmouth
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,983 (2024)
PO2 9DDPortsmouth
How safe is PO2 9DD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO2 9DD area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
64
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 9DDNational
Violence and sexual offences19.423.6
Shoplifting16.68.4
Anti-social behaviour7.710.7
Burglary4.99.1
Public order4.94.6
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Other theft2.34.5
Drugs1.72.4
Other crime1.41.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.