Crime Rates at Highfield Road, Portsmouth, PO1 1LP

Highfield Road area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 158th highest crime rate of 588 local areas in Portsmouth .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highfield Road (PO1 1LP) in the last 12 months was 157.4 per 1,000 residents and was 43.4% lower than the Charles Dickens average (278.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 90.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highfield Road (PO1 1LP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Quinton Close, where police recorded 79 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Somerville Court (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.