Total Crime Rate

142.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

96.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 142.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 96.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.6 7/10
  • Other theft 13.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lincoln Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Fratton , and the 183rd 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 Lincoln Road (PO1 5BG) in the last 12 months was 142.4 per 1,000 residents and was 47.4% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 96.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lincoln Road (PO1 5BG), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Lincoln Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Brookfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selbourne Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thorncroft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sandringham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandringham Road
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lucknow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nancy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Nancy Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Nancy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selbourne Terrace Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsdown Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selbourne Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fratton Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walmer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Claremont Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walmer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cornwall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walmer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selbourne Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Alver Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ethel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vivash Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lincoln Road
Apr 2026Drugs Proctor Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Adames Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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