Postcode · Southsea
Crime in PO4 9JA
How much crime is recorded in PO4 9JA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Southsea Prince Albert Road
- Council
- Portsmouth
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,501 (2024)
PO4 9JASouthsea
How safe is PO4 9JA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO4 9JA 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
37.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
56
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 9JANational
Violence and sexual offences30.623.6
Public order5.84.6
Burglary5.29.1
Anti-social behaviour4.610.7
Vehicle crime4.43.5
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Shoplifting2.18.4
Other theft1.74.5
Drugs1.32.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Other crime0.41.5
Robbery0.31.4
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 9% 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.