Postcode · Southsea
Crime in PO5 2HQ
How much crime is recorded in PO5 2HQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Old Portsmouth & Southsea Common
- Council
- Portsmouth
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,972 (2024)
PO5 2HQSouthsea
How safe is PO5 2HQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 73.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO5 2HQ area, more than double 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
73.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
172
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 2HQNational
Violence and sexual offences60.223.6
Anti-social behaviour28.910.7
Shoplifting15.28.4
Drugs15.12.4
Public order13.34.6
Bicycle theft8.61.0
Other theft7.94.5
Criminal damage and arson7.84.7
Vehicle crime7.03.5
Burglary6.69.1
Possession of weapons3.30.9
Other crime1.41.5
Theft from the person0.32.1
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% 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.