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Crime in PO5 1QQ

How much crime is recorded in PO5 1QQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Southsea Fawcett Road
Council
Portsmouth
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,444 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PO5 1QQ

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO5 1QQ area, broadly in line with 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
33.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
56
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).

PO5 1QQNational
Violence and sexual offences27.723.6
Other theft5.34.5
Anti-social behaviour4.610.7
Public order4.44.6
Drugs4.32.4
Vehicle crime3.93.5
Burglary2.59.1
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Criminal damage and arson1.04.7
Other crime0.91.5
Theft from the person0.72.1
Robbery0.31.4
Shoplifting0.08.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 46% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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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