Crime Rate in Central Southsea, ward

Central Southsea has the 5th lowest crime rate of 14 wards in Portsmouth district and the 1858th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 233rd highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Central Southsea in the last 12 months was 94.9 per 1,000 residents and was 24.2% lower than the Portsmouth district average (125.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Central Southsea’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 531 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 15 cases , up 66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -14.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 679 (≈ 42.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Central Southsea ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 383 crimes here, including 119 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.