Crime Rate in Copnor, ward

Copnor has the 6th lowest crime rate of 14 wards in Portsmouth district and the 1900th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 231st highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Copnor in the last 12 months was 96.2 per 1,000 residents and was 24.9% lower than the Portsmouth district average (128.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Copnor’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 538 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 4 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 92.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 687 (≈ 51.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Copnor ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Sutton Close. Police recorded 414 crimes here, including 250 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.