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Crime in PO4 0SA

How much crime is recorded in PO4 0SA, 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)
Crime

How safe is PO4 0SA

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 0SA 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
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).

PO4 0SANational
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
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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