Crime Rates at Ernest Road, Portsmouth, PO1 5RF

Ernest Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Fratton , and the 215th lowest crime rate of 588 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 Ernest Road (PO1 5RF) in the last 12 months was 59.6 per 1,000 residents and was 35.9% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ernest Road (PO1 5RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 81 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodland Street (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.