Crime Rates at Monmouth Road, Portsmouth, PO2 8BS

Monmouth Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Hilsea , and the 258th highest crime rate of 578 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 Monmouth Road (PO2 8BS) in the last 12 months was 99.4 per 1,000 residents and was 7.9% higher than the Hilsea average (92.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -88.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 61.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Monmouth Road (PO2 8BS), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 157 crimes here, including 68 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.