Crime Rates at Kingston Crescent, Portsmouth, PO2 8DH

Kingston Crescent area has the 7th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Copnor , and the 164th highest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kingston Crescent (PO2 8DH) in the last 12 months was 158.5 per 1,000 residents and was 66.6% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 81.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingston Crescent (PO2 8DH), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 123 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.