Total Crime Rate

42.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 42.7 4/10
  • Violent crimes 17.8 4/10
  • Other theft 17.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • 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
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Beecham 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.

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Crime Over Time in Beecham Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fifth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ewart Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shakespeare Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ernest Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ernest Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Samuel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cyprus Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ewart Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Harcourt Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Adames Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bettesworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bettesworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bettesworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bettesworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bettesworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bettesworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bettesworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bettesworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Moorland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beecham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fifth Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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