Crime Rates at Samuel Road, Portsmouth, PO1 5QB

Samuel Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Fratton , and the 289th highest crime rate of 588 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 5QB) in the last 12 months was 87.3 per 1,000 residents and was 6.1% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 48.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 225.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Samuel Road (PO1 5QB), the main crime hotspot is near Woodland Street. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.