Crime Rates at Bettesworth Road, Portsmouth, PO1 5RG

Bettesworth Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Fratton , and the 98th 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 Bettesworth Road (PO1 5RG) in the last 12 months was 223.6 per 1,000 residents and was 131.5% higher than the Fratton average (96.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 74.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bettesworth Road (PO1 5RG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 107 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Little George Street (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.