Postcode · Southsea
Crime in PO5 2EE
How much crime is recorded in PO5 2EE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Southsea West
- Council
- Portsmouth
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,700 (2024)
PO5 2EESouthsea
How safe is PO5 2EE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 57.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO5 2EE area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
57.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
155
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).
PO5 2EENational
Violence and sexual offences45.923.6
Shoplifting35.98.4
Anti-social behaviour21.110.7
Drugs12.02.4
Burglary10.49.1
Other theft8.24.5
Public order7.54.6
Criminal damage and arson6.54.7
Robbery3.91.4
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Other crime2.51.5
Bicycle theft2.31.0
Theft from the person1.22.1
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.