Crime Rates at Kirby Road, Portsmouth, PO2 0PW

Kirby Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Copnor , and the 264th 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 Kirby Road (PO2 0PW) in the last 12 months was 74.5 per 1,000 residents and was 21.7% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 45.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kirby Road (PO2 0PW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Chads Avenue, where police recorded 33 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.