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Crime in PO4 9

How much crime is recorded in PO4 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Portsmouth
Region
South East
Population
28,954 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PO4 9

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 45.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in PO4 9, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
45.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
102
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 9National
Violence and sexual offences34.423.6
Shoplifting20.88.4
Anti-social behaviour11.810.7
Public order8.34.6
Burglary7.49.1
Other theft5.34.5
Vehicle crime5.13.5
Criminal damage and arson4.94.7
Drugs4.62.4
Robbery2.41.4
Bicycle theft2.31.0
Possession of weapons2.10.9
Theft from the person1.62.1
Other crime1.31.5
Trend

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.

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