Crime Rates at Lake Road, Portsmouth, PO1 4HH

Lake Road area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 214th highest crime rate of 588 local areas in Portsmouth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lake Road (PO1 4HH) in the last 12 months was 118.6 per 1,000 residents and was 57.4% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 54.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lake Road (PO1 4HH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sultan Road, where police recorded 84 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nelson Road (61 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.