Total Crime Rate
42.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
17.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Beecham Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Fratton , and the 156th 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 Beecham Road (PO1 5LY) in the last 12 months was 42.7 per 1,000 residents and was 55.8% lower than the Fratton average (96.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Beecham Road (PO1 5LY), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 107 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Portsmouth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fifth Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ewart Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Shakespeare Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ernest Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ernest Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Samuel Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cyprus Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ewart Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Harcourt Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Adames Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bettesworth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bettesworth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bettesworth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bettesworth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bettesworth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bettesworth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bettesworth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bettesworth Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Moorland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Beecham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fifth Street | Under investigation |
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