Total Crime Rate
115.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
90.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chichester Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Copnor , and the 226th 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 0AB) in the last 12 months was 115.6 per 1,000 residents and was 21.5% higher 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 90.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chichester Road (PO2 0AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beaulieu Road, where police recorded 189 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (50 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Portsmouth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Heathfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Montague Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Balfour Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Balfour Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Balfour Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Balfour Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Balfour Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Montague Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Montague Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Beaulieu Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Emsworth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Beaulieu Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Beaulieu Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chichester Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Stephens Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Drayton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Drayton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Winchester Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Winchester Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Pink Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Beaulieu Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Beaulieu Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Beaulieu Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Beaulieu Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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