Total Crime Rate

218.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 218.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 128.0 10/10
  • Drugs 14.2 9/10
  • Other theft 14.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.5 5/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.7 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Inverness Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Fratton , and the 105th highest crime rate of 588 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 218.0 per 1,000 residents and was 134.4% higher 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 151.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Inverness Road (PO1 5QU), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 125 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Binsteed Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Little George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Belmore Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Belmore Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bettesworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bettesworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bettesworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pink Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chapel Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Arthur Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Little Arthur Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kilmiston Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Little George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kilmiston Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Stephens Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winchester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winchester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Winchester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langley Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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