Postcode · Portsmouth
Crime in PO6 4LQ
How much crime is recorded in PO6 4LQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Paulsgrove East
- Council
- Portsmouth
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,699 (2024)
PO6 4LQPortsmouth
How safe is PO6 4LQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 42.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO6 4LQ 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
42.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
64
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 4LQNational
Violence and sexual offences38.623.6
Public order5.74.6
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Other theft3.84.5
Burglary3.29.1
Other crime3.21.5
Anti-social behaviour2.710.7
Possession of weapons1.90.9
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Drugs0.92.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 33% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.