Crime Rate in Copnor, ward

Copnor has the 6th lowest crime rate of 14 wards in Portsmouth district and the 1847th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 232nd highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Copnor in the last 12 months was 95.1 per 1,000 residents and was 24.0% lower than the Portsmouth district average (125.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Copnor’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 461 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 23.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 615 (≈ 45.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Copnor ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Sutton Close. Police recorded 314 crimes here, including 181 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.