Crime Rates at Whitworth Road, Portsmouth, PO2 7RU

Whitworth Road area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 105 local areas in Baffins , and the 117th lowest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitworth Road (PO2 7RU) in the last 12 months was 35.2 per 1,000 residents and was 64.5% lower than the Baffins average (99.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -95.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitworth Road (PO2 7RU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stapleton Road, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bosham Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.