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 8BB) 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 8BB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 280 crimes here, including 118 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pitcroft Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/106)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Centaur Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Marks Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Penrose Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Twyford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Marks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Marks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Marks Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Marks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pitcroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Marks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Marks Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary St Marks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meyrick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meyrick Road —
Apr 2026Public order Simpson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lower Derby Road 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stamshaw Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Heathfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A2047 Under investigation
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Data Sources

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