Postcode · Portsmouth
Crime in PO2 9PG
How much crime is recorded in PO2 9PG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hilsea
- Council
- Portsmouth
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,633 (2024)
PO2 9PGPortsmouth
How safe is PO2 9PG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 60.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO2 9PG area, well above 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
60.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
138
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 9PGNational
Violence and sexual offences47.823.6
Anti-social behaviour24.610.7
Public order13.94.6
Other theft13.74.5
Criminal damage and arson10.74.7
Burglary8.99.1
Shoplifting8.88.4
Vehicle crime7.03.5
Drugs3.92.4
Other crime1.61.5
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Robbery1.31.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.