Crime Rates at Balfour Road, Portsmouth, PO2 0DJ

Balfour Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Copnor , and the 80th highest crime rate of 588 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 Balfour Road (PO2 0DJ) in the last 12 months was 257.3 per 1,000 residents and was 167.5% higher than the Copnor average (96.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 67.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 117.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balfour Road (PO2 0DJ), the main crime hotspot is near Beaulieu Road. Police recorded 88 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.