Postcode · Portsmouth
Crime in PO6 3RB
How much crime is recorded in PO6 3RB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wymering
- Council
- Portsmouth
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,351 (2024)
PO6 3RBPortsmouth
How safe is PO6 3RB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 41.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO6 3RB area, 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
41.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
100
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 3RBNational
Violence and sexual offences35.423.6
Shoplifting18.88.4
Burglary12.89.1
Anti-social behaviour9.810.7
Criminal damage and arson9.34.7
Public order9.14.6
Other theft5.84.5
Bicycle theft3.11.0
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Drugs2.22.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Robbery0.61.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Other crime0.21.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 35% 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.