Crime Rates at Emsworth Road, Portsmouth, PO2 7HJ

Emsworth Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Copnor , and the 111th highest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Emsworth Road (PO2 7HJ) in the last 12 months was 202.4 per 1,000 residents and was 112.8% higher 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 68.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Emsworth Road (PO2 7HJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 204 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (103 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.