Postcode · Portsmouth
Crime in PO3 5PA
How much crime is recorded in PO3 5PA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Anchorage Park & Copnor
- Council
- Portsmouth
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,492 (2024)
PO3 5PAPortsmouth
How safe is PO3 5PA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO3 5PA area, well 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
22.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
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 5PANational
Violence and sexual offences16.423.6
Burglary14.89.1
Anti-social behaviour7.810.7
Public order6.64.6
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Shoplifting3.28.4
Other theft2.94.5
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Drugs2.32.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Other crime0.61.5
Robbery0.31.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% 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.