Crime Rates at Whitworth Road, Portsmouth, PO2 7RU

Whitworth Road area has the 45th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Baffins , and the 172nd lowest crime rate of 588 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 45.8 per 1,000 residents and was 55.2% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -89.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitworth Road (PO2 7RU), the main crime hotspot is near Westbourne Road. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.