Crime Rates at Shakespeare Road, Portsmouth, PO1 5LE

Shakespeare Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Fratton , and the 110th 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 Shakespeare Road (PO1 5LE) in the last 12 months was 208.0 per 1,000 residents and was 123.7% 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 144.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shakespeare Road (PO1 5LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Little George Street, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodland Street (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.