Crime Rates at Walmer Road, Portsmouth, PO1 5AS

Walmer Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Fratton , and the 78th highest crime rate of 578 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 Walmer Road (PO1 5AS) in the last 12 months was 248.0 per 1,000 residents and was 156.8% higher than the Fratton average (96.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 16.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 191.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walmer Road (PO1 5AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Selbourne Terrace, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fratton (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.