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Crime in PO3 6LW

How much crime is recorded in PO3 6LW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Anchorage Park & Copnor
Council
Portsmouth
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,582 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PO3 6LW

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO3 6LW 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
22.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
67
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 6LWNational
Shoplifting21.38.4
Violence and sexual offences17.423.6
Anti-social behaviour7.910.7
Criminal damage and arson4.94.7
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Public order2.84.6
Other theft2.34.5
Drugs2.22.4
Burglary2.19.1
Other crime2.11.5
Robbery0.71.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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.

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