Crime Rates at Murefield Road, Fratton, Portsmouth, PO1 1PB

Murefield Road area has the 34th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 89th highest crime rate of 588 local areas in Portsmouth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Murefield Road (PO1 1PB) in the last 12 months was 235.3 per 1,000 residents and was 15.4% 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 4 cases , down -20.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -73.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 131.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Murefield Road (PO1 1PB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 76 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cumberland Road (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.