Crime Rates at Purbrook Road, Portsmouth, PO1 5BH

Purbrook 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 Purbrook Road (PO1 5BH) 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 Purbrook Road (PO1 5BH), 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.