Crime Rates at Ernest Road, Portsmouth, PO1 5RF

Ernest Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Fratton , and the 202nd lowest crime rate of 578 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 56.3 per 1,000 residents and was 41.7% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 75.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 29.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.5% 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 107 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodland Street (39 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.