Crime Rates at Manchester Road, Portsmouth, PO1 5EJ

Manchester Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Fratton , and the 281st lowest 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 Manchester Road (PO1 5EJ) in the last 12 months was 81.6 per 1,000 residents and was 15.6% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 53.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Manchester Road (PO1 5EJ), 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.