Crime Rates at Monmouth Road, Portsmouth, PO2 8BT

Monmouth Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Hilsea , and the 131st lowest crime rate of 578 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 Monmouth Road (PO2 8BT) in the last 12 months was 37.6 per 1,000 residents and was 59.2% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 26.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Monmouth Road (PO2 8BT), 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.