Crime Rates at Penhale Road, Portsmouth, PO1 5EF

Penhale Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Fratton , and the 209th highest crime rate of 588 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 5EF) in the last 12 months was 119.2 per 1,000 residents and was 28.2% higher 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 69.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penhale Road (PO1 5EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 76 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (48 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.