Total Crime Rate
44.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chelmsford Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Copnor , and the 168th lowest crime rate of 588 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 Chelmsford Road (PO2 0JY) in the last 12 months was 44.8 per 1,000 residents and was 53.4% lower than the Copnor average (96.2 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 , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 59.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chelmsford Road (PO2 0JY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 68 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Paddington Road (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Copnor| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Winton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Paddington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Paddington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Paddington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Paddington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Paddington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Copythorn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Paddington Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Winton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Winton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chelmsford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Paddington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Copythorn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stubbington Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyndhurst Road | Under investigation |
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