Total Crime Rate

33.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 33.7 3/10
  • Burglary 11.2 9/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Street area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Eastney and Craneswater , and the 123rd lowest crime rate of 588 local areas in Portsmouth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (PO1 2HP) in the last 12 months was 33.7 per 1,000 residents and was 60.0% lower than the Eastney and Craneswater average (84.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 5.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (PO1 2HP), the main crime hotspot is near Beehive Walk. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cambridge Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halfpenny Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St George'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wyndham Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Beehive Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Beehive Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nobbs Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nobbs Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Thomas'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lombard Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nobbs Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Thomas'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson White Hart Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oyster Street —
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Data Sources

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