Postcode · Portsmouth
Crime in PO3 5FT
How much crime is recorded in PO3 5FT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Anchorage Park & Copnor
- Council
- Portsmouth
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,433 (2024)
How safe is PO3 5FT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO3 5FT area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
25
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 5FTNational
Violence and sexual offences7.223.6
Burglary4.69.1
Other theft3.54.5
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Anti-social behaviour2.610.7
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Public order1.94.6
Drugs1.02.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.