Total Crime Rate

52.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 52.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 24.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Power Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Fratton , and the 191st 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 Power Road (PO1 5LT) in the last 12 months was 52.2 per 1,000 residents and was 46.0% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 24.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Power Road (PO1 5LT), 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 Power Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manor Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Olinda Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ernest Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Alver Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Brookfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ewart Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ewart Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Olinda Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Olinda Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Samuel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Olinda Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fifth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fifth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Manor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Marys Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ernest Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Moorland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newcome Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Beecham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarkes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guildford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Glencoe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beecham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shakespeare Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarkes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Adames Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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