Crime Rates at New Road, Portsmouth, PO2 7RJ

New Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Fratton , and the 75th 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 7RJ) in the last 12 months was 264.0 per 1,000 residents and was 183.9% higher than the Fratton average (93.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 46.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Road (PO2 7RJ), 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.