Total Crime Rate

164.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

125.5 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 164.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 125.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.4 10/10
  • Public order 31.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Shadwell Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Hilsea , and the 152nd 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 Shadwell Road (PO2 9EH) in the last 12 months was 164.7 per 1,000 residents and was 78.7% higher 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 125.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shadwell Road (PO2 9EH), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Shadwell Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oriel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oriel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Inhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Inhurst Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Inhurst Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ophir Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ophir Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thurbern Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thurbern Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oriel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oriel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oriel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oriel Road
Apr 2026Public order Oriel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Telford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Meredith Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Oriel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour London Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting London Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Oriel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Oriel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wadham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wadham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wadham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haig Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Haig Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shadwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hartley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alex Way Under investigation

Data Sources

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