Postcode district · Portsmouth
Crime in PO3
How much crime is recorded in PO3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Portsmouth
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 39,264 (2024)
PO3Postcode district · Portsmouth
How safe is PO3
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in PO3, above 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
39.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
88
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).
PO3National
Violence and sexual offences30.723.6
Shoplifting16.28.4
Anti-social behaviour9.610.7
Burglary7.89.1
Public order7.64.6
Other theft5.04.5
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Drugs4.42.4
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Bicycle theft2.11.0
Robbery1.81.4
Possession of weapons1.80.9
Other crime1.31.5
Theft from the person0.92.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% 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.