Crime Rates at Kensington Road, Portsmouth, PO2 0JP

Kensington Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Copnor , and the 119th 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 Kensington Road (PO2 0JP) in the last 12 months was 35.8 per 1,000 residents and was 62.3% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kensington Road (PO2 0JP), 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.