Postcode · Portsmouth
Crime in PO6 4PH
How much crime is recorded in PO6 4PH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Paulsgrove West & Port Solent
- Council
- Portsmouth
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,912 (2024)
How safe is PO6 4PH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 47.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO6 4PH 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
47.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
68
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 4PHNational
Violence and sexual offences45.523.6
Shoplifting4.58.4
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Other theft3.64.5
Public order3.24.6
Anti-social behaviour2.810.7
Burglary2.79.1
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Other crime1.11.5
Drugs0.52.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.