Total Crime Rate

202.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.3 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 202.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 68.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.2 7/10
  • Public order 26.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 17.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Drugs 12.2 9/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 7/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

London Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Copnor , and the 111th highest 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 London Road (PO2 0LU) in the last 12 months was 202.4 per 1,000 residents and was 112.8% higher than the Copnor average (95.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 68.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (PO2 0LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 204 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (92 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in London Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/97)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bevis Road North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A2047 Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs A2047 Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs A2047 Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A2047 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A2047 Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bucklers Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft London Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Angerstein Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Cardiff Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cardiff Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Derby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A2047 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grange Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Drayton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drayton Road —
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Data Sources

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