Crime Rates at Kirby Road, Portsmouth, PO2 0PP

Kirby Road area has the lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Copnor , and the 7th lowest crime rate of 588 local areas in Portsmouth .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kirby Road (PO2 0PP) in the last 12 months was 5.4 per 1,000 residents and was 94.4% lower than the Copnor average (96.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 291.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kirby Road (PO2 0PP), 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.