Postcode · Portsmouth
Crime in PO6 4PY
How much crime is recorded in PO6 4PY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Paulsgrove West & Port Solent
- Council
- Portsmouth
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,707 (2024)
PO6 4PYPortsmouth
How safe is PO6 4PY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO6 4PY area, well 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
21.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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 4PYNational
Violence and sexual offences16.623.6
Other theft7.04.5
Public order4.74.6
Burglary4.49.1
Anti-social behaviour4.110.7
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Shoplifting1.98.4
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Other crime0.81.5
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Drugs0.32.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 35% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.