Total Crime Rate

151.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

107.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 151.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 107.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.8 8/10
  • Public order 14.9 9/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.0 8/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Target Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Nelson , and the 170th highest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Target Road (PO2 8QT) in the last 12 months was 151.8 per 1,000 residents and was 3.5% higher than the Nelson average (146.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 107.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Target Road (PO2 8QT), the main crime hotspot is near Smeaton Street. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Target Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Childe Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Walker Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tipner Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Childe Square —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Childe Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gruneisen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gruneisen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tipner Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walker Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walker Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Public order Jervis Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Strode Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Strode Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smeaton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smeaton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strode Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Smeaton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Strode Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Tipner Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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