Crime Rates at Northern Parade, Portsmouth, PO2 8SR

Northern Parade area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Hilsea , and the 216th lowest crime rate of 578 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 Northern Parade (PO2 8SR) in the last 12 months was 61.2 per 1,000 residents and was 33.6% lower than the Hilsea average (92.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northern Parade (PO2 8SR), the main crime hotspot is near Oriel Road. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.