Crime Rates at Percival Road, Portsmouth, PO2 7RX

Percival Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Baffins , and the 38th lowest crime rate of 588 local areas in Portsmouth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Percival Road (PO2 7RX) in the last 12 months was 14.6 per 1,000 residents and was 85.7% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 81.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Percival Road (PO2 7RX), 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.