Total Crime Rate

171.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

97.6 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 171.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 97.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.2 8/10
  • Public order 20.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.5 8/10
  • Other theft 13.5 9/10
  • Other crime 10.1 9/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Inhurst Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Hilsea , and the 140th highest crime rate of 578 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 Inhurst Road (PO2 0QL) in the last 12 months was 171.7 per 1,000 residents and was 86.3% higher than the Hilsea average (92.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 97.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 52.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Inhurst Road (PO2 0QL), the main crime hotspot is near Oriel Road. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Inhurst Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balfour Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Inhurst Road
Apr 2026Public order Oriel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oriel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oriel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oriel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oriel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oriel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thurbern Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thurbern Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Montague Road
Apr 2026Burglary Montague Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Montague Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Inhurst Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Inhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Balfour Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Balfour Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balfour Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balfour Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fearon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mayfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haig Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour London Road
Apr 2026Public order Oriel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Oriel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Oriel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ophir Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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