Total Crime Rate

171.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

97.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 171.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 97.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.2 8/10
  • Public order 20.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.5 8/10
  • Other theft 13.5 9/10
  • Other crime 10.1 9/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

This area has the 7th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Hilsea , and the 140th highest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around This (PO2 9JE) in the last 12 months was 171.7 per 1,000 residents and was 86.3% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 97.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 52.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode PO2 9JE, the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 95 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oriel Road (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in PO2 9JE area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ophir Road Under investigation
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 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oriel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Oriel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft London Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Connaught Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oriel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Connaught Road
Apr 2026Public order Oriel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
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 Wadham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oriel Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ophir Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thurbern Road
Apr 2026Public order Oriel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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