Crime Rates at Broad Street, Portsmouth, PO1 2GL

Broad Street area has the 31st highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Eastney and Craneswater , and the 233rd highest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Broad Street (PO1 2GL) in the last 12 months was 112.6 per 1,000 residents and was 31.9% higher than the Eastney and Craneswater average (85.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 13.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broad Street (PO1 2GL), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 155 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.