Total Crime Rate

545.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

236.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 545.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 236.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 160.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 105.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 76.4 10/10
  • Public order 36.4 10/10
  • Robbery 29.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 21.8 10/10
  • Burglary 21.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.8 9/10
  • Drugs 18.2 10/10
  • Other theft 18.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.9 10/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Heathfield Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Copnor , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heathfield Road (PO2 8AG) in the last 12 months was 545.5 per 1,000 residents and was 473.4% higher than the Copnor average (95.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime 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 65 (≈ 236.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heathfield Road (PO2 8AG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 204 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (92 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Heathfield Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mills Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Havant Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Emsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pitcroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Havant Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Basin Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Basin Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Basin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Basin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Basin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heathfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heathfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Heathfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Heathfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Heathfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heathfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation

Data Sources

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