Crime Rates at Samuel Road, Portsmouth, PO1 5PZ

Samuel Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Fratton , and the 244th highest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Samuel Road (PO1 5PZ) in the last 12 months was 109.2 per 1,000 residents and was 13.0% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 52.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 131.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Samuel Road (PO1 5PZ), 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.