Postcode · Southsea
Crime in PO4 9EJ
How much crime is recorded in PO4 9EJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Southsea Prince Albert Road
- Council
- Portsmouth
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,522 (2024)
PO4 9EJSouthsea
How safe is PO4 9EJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO4 9EJ area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 9EJNational
Violence and sexual offences13.523.6
Vehicle crime5.23.5
Burglary4.39.1
Public order3.74.6
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Other theft3.24.5
Anti-social behaviour1.610.7
Other crime1.21.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Shoplifting0.58.4
Drugs0.52.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.