Total Crime Rate

381.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 381.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 193.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.9 10/10
  • Public order 27.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.6 9/10
  • Other theft 11.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.5 8/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Merchants Row area has the 7th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Eastney and Craneswater , and the 42nd 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 Merchants Row (PO1 2PL) in the last 12 months was 381.2 per 1,000 residents and was 352.9% higher than the Eastney and Craneswater average (84.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 105.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 121.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merchants Row (PO1 2PL), 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 Merchants Row area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Beehive Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lombard Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Jupiter Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jupiter Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jupiter Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jupiter Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson White Hart Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oyster Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halfpenny Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nobbs Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nobbs Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nobbs Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Beehive Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order St Thomas'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Thomas'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wyndham Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft St George'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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