Crime Rates at Byerley Road, Portsmouth, PO1 5AX

Byerley Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Fratton , and the 78th highest crime rate of 588 local areas in Portsmouth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Byerley Road (PO1 5AX) in the last 12 months was 258.1 per 1,000 residents and was 177.5% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 1400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 116.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 69.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Byerley Road (PO1 5AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dickinson Road, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whitcombe Gardens (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.