Crime Rates at Widley Road, Portsmouth, PO2 8PW

Widley Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Nelson , and the 274th highest crime rate of 588 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 Widley Road (PO2 8PW) in the last 12 months was 92.6 per 1,000 residents and was 34.0% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 49.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Widley Road (PO2 8PW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Strode Road, where police recorded 47 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.