Crime Rate in Nelson, ward

Nelson has the 4th highest crime rate of 14 wards in Portsmouth district and the 647th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 69th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Nelson in the last 12 months was 146.6 per 1,000 residents and was 17.2% higher than the Portsmouth district average (125.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Nelson’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 991 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 13 cases , down -7.1% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 54.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,232 (≈ 79.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Nelson ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 280 crimes here, including 118 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.