Crime Rates at New Road, Portsmouth, PO2 7QS

New Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Baffins , and the 99th 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 New Road (PO2 7QS) in the last 12 months was 222.2 per 1,000 residents and was 117.4% higher 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 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 172.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Road (PO2 7QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 81 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Inverness Road (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.