Postcode · Portsmouth
Crime in PO3 5AY
How much crime is recorded in PO3 5AY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Fratton North
- Council
- Portsmouth
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,819 (2024)
PO3 5AYPortsmouth
How safe is PO3 5AY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO3 5AY 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
23.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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).
PO3 5AYNational
Violence and sexual offences17.423.6
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Drugs2.22.4
Burglary2.19.1
Anti-social behaviour2.010.7
Public order1.44.6
Other theft1.04.5
Shoplifting0.98.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Other crime0.31.5
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 57% 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.