Postcode · Portsmouth
Crime in PO2 9EB
How much crime is recorded in PO2 9EB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Alexandra Park
- Council
- Portsmouth
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,756 (2024)
PO2 9EBPortsmouth
How safe is PO2 9EB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO2 9EB 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
37.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
63
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 9EBNational
Violence and sexual offences26.723.6
Burglary10.49.1
Vehicle crime6.63.5
Public order6.54.6
Anti-social behaviour5.610.7
Other theft3.64.5
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Shoplifting3.28.4
Drugs1.32.4
Other crime1.11.5
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Robbery0.31.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% 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.