Crime Rates at Penhale Road, Portsmouth, PO1 5EG

Penhale Road area has the lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Fratton , and the 33rd lowest crime rate of 578 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 Penhale Road (PO1 5EG) in the last 12 months was 16.1 per 1,000 residents and was 83.4% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 87.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penhale Road (PO1 5EG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dickinson Road, where police recorded 53 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.