Crime Rates at Simpson Road, Portsmouth, PO2 8SS

Simpson Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 17 local areas in Nelson , and the 265th highest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Simpson Road (PO2 8SS) in the last 12 months was 96.1 per 1,000 residents and was 34.5% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 65.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Simpson Road (PO2 8SS), the main crime hotspot is near Flying Bull Close. Police recorded 90 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.