Crime Rates at New Road, Portsmouth, PO2 7RJ

New Road area has the highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Fratton , and the 43rd highest crime rate of 578 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 357.1 per 1,000 residents and was 269.8% higher than the Fratton average (96.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 83 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 71.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.0% 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 107 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pink Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.