Crime Rates at Penhale Road, Portsmouth, PO1 5EE

Penhale Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Fratton , and the 135th 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 Penhale Road (PO1 5EE) in the last 12 months was 175.7 per 1,000 residents and was 81.9% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 79.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penhale Road (PO1 5EE), the main crime hotspot is near Cumberland Road. Police recorded 86 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.