Postcode · Southsea
Crime in PO4 9EW
How much crime is recorded in PO4 9EW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Southsea Prince Albert Road
- Council
- Portsmouth
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,880 (2024)
How safe is PO4 9EW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO4 9EW area, broadly in line with 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
28.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
61
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 9EWNational
Violence and sexual offences22.023.6
Shoplifting10.38.4
Public order7.24.6
Vehicle crime5.03.5
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Other theft4.24.5
Anti-social behaviour4.110.7
Drugs1.72.4
Burglary1.09.1
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Robbery0.61.4
Other crime0.51.5
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 59% 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.