Crime Rates at Winstanley Road, Portsmouth, PO2 8EJ

Winstanley Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Nelson , and the 199th lowest crime rate of 588 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 Winstanley Road (PO2 8EJ) in the last 12 months was 54.7 per 1,000 residents and was 61.0% lower than the Nelson average (140.2 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 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 35.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Winstanley Road (PO2 8EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 82 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Smeaton Street (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.