Postcode · Portsmouth
Crime in PO3 5LB
How much crime is recorded in PO3 5LB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hilsea
- Council
- Portsmouth
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,740 (2024)
How safe is PO3 5LB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO3 5LB 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
34.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
75
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 5LBNational
Violence and sexual offences27.623.6
Anti-social behaviour15.910.7
Burglary7.59.1
Public order7.04.6
Criminal damage and arson6.44.7
Shoplifting4.08.4
Other theft3.64.5
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Drugs2.02.4
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Robbery1.01.4
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Other crime0.61.5
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% 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.