Total Crime Rate

189.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

104.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 189.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 104.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.0 7/10
  • Drugs 19.0 10/10
  • Other theft 14.2 9/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.5 10/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Other crime 4.7 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.7 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Inverness Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Fratton , and the 120th highest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Inverness Road (PO1 5QU) in the last 12 months was 189.6 per 1,000 residents and was 96.3% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 104.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Inverness Road (PO1 5QU), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 136 crimes here, including 62 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Inverness Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/80)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmore Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winchester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winchester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inverness Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inverness Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Inverness Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Stephens Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Stephens Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balliol Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Belmore Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Manor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Belmore Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Belmore Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Belmore Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Belmore Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Little George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Little George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Little George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Little George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Little George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Arthur Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manor Road —
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Data Sources

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