Crime Rates at Range Green, Portsmouth, PO2 8RE

Range Green area has the 9th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Nelson , and the 282nd lowest 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 Range Green (PO2 8RE) in the last 12 months was 80.4 per 1,000 residents and was 42.7% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 44.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Range Green (PO2 8RE), the main crime hotspot is near Widley Road. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.