Total Crime Rate

36.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 36.8 4/10
  • Violent crimes 18.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Copythorn Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Copnor , and the 127th lowest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Copythorn Road (PO2 0EB) in the last 12 months was 36.8 per 1,000 residents and was 61.4% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 18.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Copythorn Road (PO2 0EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 75 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Paddington Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Copythorn Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stubbington Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heathcote Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chichester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Westbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bedhampton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wallace Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Winton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Paddington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Kensington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Belgravia Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Belgravia Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chelmsford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Stubbington Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paddington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Copythorn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Paddington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Paddington Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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