Crime Rates at Thorncroft Road, Portsmouth, PO1 5BJ

Thorncroft Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Fratton , and the 96th lowest crime rate of 588 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 Thorncroft Road (PO1 5BJ) in the last 12 months was 29.9 per 1,000 residents and was 67.9% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 233.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 27.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 266.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thorncroft Road (PO1 5BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 76 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fratton (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.