Total Crime Rate
107.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Newcome Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Fratton , and the 243rd highest crime rate of 588 local areas in Portsmouth .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Newcome Road (PO1 5DR) in the last 12 months was 107.6 per 1,000 residents and was 15.7% higher than the Fratton average (93.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 48.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Newcome Road (PO1 5DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 76 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodland Street (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Fratton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Vivash Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Penhale Road | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ethel Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nancy Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nancy Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandringham Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Sandringham Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Penhale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Forton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ethel Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nancy Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ethel Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodland Street | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodland Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodland Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Woodland Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sandringham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sandringham Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manchester Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ethel Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Adames Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newcome Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Barnes Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cornwall Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Vivash Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Purbrook Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fratton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fratton Road | Under investigation |
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