Postcode · Portsmouth
Crime in PO2 9LR
How much crime is recorded in PO2 9LR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hilsea
- Council
- Portsmouth
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,533 (2024)
How safe is PO2 9LR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO2 9LR area, broadly in line with 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
33.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
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 9LRNational
Violence and sexual offences28.323.6
Burglary7.79.1
Shoplifting5.88.4
Anti-social behaviour5.510.7
Other theft4.94.5
Public order3.64.6
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Drugs1.02.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Other crime0.41.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 44% 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.