Crime Rates at Portchester Road, Portsmouth, PO2 7HZ

Portchester Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Baffins , and the 109th lowest crime rate of 588 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 Portchester Road (PO2 7HZ) in the last 12 months was 31.7 per 1,000 residents and was 69.0% lower than the Baffins average (102.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portchester Road (PO2 7HZ), the main crime hotspot is near Beaulieu Road. Police recorded 88 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.