Total Crime Rate

115.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.6 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 115.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 90.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.0 9/10
  • Public order 12.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 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.

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Crime Over Time in Chichester Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heathfield Road
Apr 2026Burglary Montague Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balfour Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balfour Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balfour Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Balfour Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Balfour Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Montague Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Montague Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beaulieu Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Emsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beaulieu Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beaulieu Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chichester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Stephens Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drayton Road
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Drayton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winchester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winchester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pink Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beaulieu Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beaulieu Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beaulieu Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beaulieu Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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