Postcode · Southsea
Crime in PO5 3HQ
How much crime is recorded in PO5 3HQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Southsea West
- Council
- Portsmouth
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,598 (2024)
PO5 3HQSouthsea
How safe is PO5 3HQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 49.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO5 3HQ area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
49.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
123
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 3HQNational
Violence and sexual offences34.023.6
Shoplifting25.38.4
Anti-social behaviour18.310.7
Burglary15.39.1
Public order9.94.6
Other theft6.14.5
Robbery5.81.4
Drugs5.62.4
Criminal damage and arson4.94.7
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Bicycle theft2.31.0
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Other crime1.21.5
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.