Total Crime Rate

85.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 85.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 54.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Chichester Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Copnor , and the 287th highest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chichester Road (PO2 0AA) in the last 12 months was 85.7 per 1,000 residents and was 9.9% lower than the Copnor average (95.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 54.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chichester Road (PO2 0AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 204 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (92 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chichester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/77)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs A2047 Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs A2047 Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A2047 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A2047 Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A2047 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Public order Derby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Kingston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Havant Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Havant Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Basin Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A2047 Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Basin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Drayton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drayton Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Stephens Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Stephens Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Emsworth Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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