Total Crime Rate

117.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 117.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 71.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Forton Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Fratton , and the 225th 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 Forton Road (PO1 5HT) in the last 12 months was 117.0 per 1,000 residents and was 21.1% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 6.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 71.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forton Road (PO1 5HT), the main crime hotspot is near Woodland Street. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Forton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/40)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Manor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Brookfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beecham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Fratton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Beecham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manor Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Samuel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Adames Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ethel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandringham Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sandringham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Moorland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandringham Lane —
Apr 2026Public order Sandringham Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Alver Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shakespeare Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guildford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ernest Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ernest Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheffield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newcome Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fifth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Olinda Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bill Sargent Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bill Sargent Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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