Total Crime Rate

366.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

121.1 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 366.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 162.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 121.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.7 9/10
  • Public order 28.4 10/10
  • Drugs 12.9 9/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.7 9/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
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

Pitcroft Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Copnor , and the 42nd 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 Pitcroft Road (PO2 8BA) in the last 12 months was 366.0 per 1,000 residents and was 284.7% higher than the Copnor average (95.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 121.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pitcroft Road (PO2 8BA), 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 Pitcroft Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/120)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mills Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heathfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Connaught Road —
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 2026Public order Heathfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Heathfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Heathfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Heathfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heathfield Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pitcroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A2047 Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs A2047 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heathfield Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lomond Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lomond Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Connaught Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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