Crime Rates at Foster Road, Portsmouth, PO1 4HS

Foster Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 285th lowest crime rate of 588 local areas in Portsmouth .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Foster Road (PO1 4HS) in the last 12 months was 80.7 per 1,000 residents and was 71.0% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 57.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Foster Road (PO1 4HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sultan Road, where police recorded 84 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brownlow Close (50 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.