Total Crime Rate
22.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Mayfield Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Copnor , and the 62nd lowest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Mayfield Road (PO2 0RL) in the last 12 months was 22.6 per 1,000 residents and was 76.2% lower 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 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -96.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mayfield Road (PO2 0RL), the main crime hotspot is near St Chads Avenue. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Portsmouth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fearon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kearsney Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Mayfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mayfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mayfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Stubbington Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Stubbington Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chelmsford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Kensington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Compton Road | Under investigation |
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