Crime Rates at Crofton Road, Portsmouth, PO2 0NS

Crofton Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Copnor , and the 286th 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 Crofton Road (PO2 0NS) in the last 12 months was 88.8 per 1,000 residents and was 7.6% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 63.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crofton Road (PO2 0NS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Chads Avenue, where police recorded 36 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.