Total Crime Rate

221.8 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 221.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.2 10/10
  • Public order 41.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.7 9/10
  • Drugs 17.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Robbery 7.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.0 3/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Cornwall Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Fratton , and the 100th 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 Cornwall Road (PO1 5AA) in the last 12 months was 221.8 per 1,000 residents and was 138.5% higher than the Fratton average (93.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 69 (≈ 136.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cornwall Road (PO1 5AA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cornwall Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fratton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lucknow Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cumberland Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fratton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Cumberland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Cumberland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lucknow Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kingsdown Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Sandringham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Kingsdown Place Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsdown Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Selbourne Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Selbourne Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Selbourne Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Selbourne Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Sandringham Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Sandringham Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandringham Road
Sep 2025Public order Claremont Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nancy Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Garnier Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Somers Road North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Somers Road North Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Somers Road North Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nancy Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nancy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Northumberland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cornwall Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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