Crime Rates at Sultan Road, Portsmouth, PO2 7BQ

Sultan Road area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 173rd highest crime rate of 588 local areas in Portsmouth .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sultan Road (PO2 7BQ) in the last 12 months was 144.4 per 1,000 residents and was 48.1% lower than the Charles Dickens average (278.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 95.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sultan Road (PO2 7BQ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 125 crimes here, including 62 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.