Total Crime Rate
171.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
97.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026This 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.
View Crime In Portsmouth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ophir Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oriel Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oriel Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oriel Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oriel Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Oriel Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | London Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | London Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | London Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Connaught Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oriel Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Connaught Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Oriel Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wadham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wadham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wadham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oriel Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ophir Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thurbern Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Oriel Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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