Postcode · Southsea
Crime in PO4 0RT
How much crime is recorded in PO4 0RT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Old Portsmouth & Southsea Common
- Council
- Portsmouth
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,949 (2024)
How safe is PO4 0RT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO4 0RT area, 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
37.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
107
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 0RTNational
Shoplifting32.68.4
Violence and sexual offences31.223.6
Anti-social behaviour15.410.7
Public order6.64.6
Other theft6.04.5
Vehicle crime4.63.5
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Drugs2.02.4
Burglary1.79.1
Bicycle theft1.71.0
Theft from the person1.12.1
Other crime0.71.5
Robbery0.41.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
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.