Total Crime Rate

39.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 39.7 4/10
  • Violent crimes 13.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.9 3/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Madeira Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Hilsea , and the 142nd 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 Madeira Road (PO2 0SE) in the last 12 months was 39.7 per 1,000 residents and was 56.9% lower than the Hilsea average (92.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Madeira Road (PO2 0SE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lovett Road (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Madeira Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Domum Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Green Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lovett Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lovett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lovett Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Lovett Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wesley Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gatcombe Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gatcombe Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Public order Gatcombe Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft St Swithun'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Wesley Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Compton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monckton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Torrington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Torrington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Amberley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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