Crime Rates at Guildford Road, Portsmouth, PO1 5BE

Guildford Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Fratton , and the 128th lowest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Guildford Road (PO1 5BE) in the last 12 months was 37.3 per 1,000 residents and was 61.4% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 29.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Guildford Road (PO1 5BE), the main crime hotspot is near Selbourne Terrace. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.