Total Crime Rate

357.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 357.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 257.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 71.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.6 8/10
  • Burglary 12.4 9/10
  • Robbery 12.4 9/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Burleigh Road area has the highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Fratton , and the 43rd highest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Burleigh Road (PO1 5RL) in the last 12 months was 357.1 per 1,000 residents and was 269.8% 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 83 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 71.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burleigh Road (PO1 5RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 107 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tennyson Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Burleigh Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/46)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beecham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Powerscourt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Beecham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Byron Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cyprus Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Ewart Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ewart Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Harcourt Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Powerscourt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northgate Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fifth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carnarvon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carnarvon Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carnarvon Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carnarvon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Northgate Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northgate Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bettesworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Glencoe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lynn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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