Postcode · Portsmouth
Crime in PO6 2PG
How much crime is recorded in PO6 2PG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wymering
- Council
- Portsmouth
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,298 (2024)
PO6 2PGPortsmouth
How safe is PO6 2PG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO6 2PG area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
58
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).
PO6 2PGNational
Violence and sexual offences20.323.6
Burglary17.19.1
Shoplifting14.78.4
Public order4.84.6
Anti-social behaviour4.410.7
Other theft3.64.5
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Drugs1.52.4
Robbery1.21.4
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Other crime0.51.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.