Crime Rates at Whitecross Gardens, Portsmouth, PO2 0UG

Whitecross Gardens area has the 11th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Hilsea , and the 165th highest crime rate of 588 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 Whitecross Gardens (PO2 0UG) in the last 12 months was 149.5 per 1,000 residents and was 65.8% higher than the Hilsea average (90.2 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 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 59.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 248.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitecross Gardens (PO2 0UG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Doyle Avenue (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.