Crime Rates at Portchester Road, Portsmouth, PO2 7JB

Portchester Road area has the 48th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Baffins , and the 249th 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 7JB) in the last 12 months was 69.1 per 1,000 residents and was 32.5% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 28.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 202.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portchester Road (PO2 7JB), 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.