Postcode · Southsea
Crime in PO4 0EB
How much crime is recorded in PO4 0EB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Southsea Fawcett Road
- Council
- Portsmouth
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,960 (2024)
How safe is PO4 0EB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO4 0EB 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
34.3
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).
PO4 0EBNational
Violence and sexual offences26.923.6
Shoplifting15.88.4
Anti-social behaviour7.410.7
Public order5.84.6
Burglary4.99.1
Vehicle crime4.83.5
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Drugs3.12.4
Other theft2.94.5
Robbery1.01.4
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Other crime0.61.5
Theft from the person0.32.1
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.