Postcode · Southsea
Crime in PO4 9EU
How much crime is recorded in PO4 9EU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Southsea Prince Albert Road
- Council
- Portsmouth
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,568 (2024)
PO4 9EUSouthsea
How safe is PO4 9EU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO4 9EU area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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 9EUNational
Violence and sexual offences17.923.6
Burglary5.89.1
Vehicle crime5.03.5
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Anti-social behaviour3.810.7
Public order2.74.6
Other theft1.54.5
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Drugs1.02.4
Other crime0.81.5
Shoplifting0.58.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 14% 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.