Crime Rates at London Road, Portsmouth, PO2 9LB

London Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Hilsea , and the 288th lowest crime rate of 588 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 London Road (PO2 9LB) in the last 12 months was 82.0 per 1,000 residents and was 9.0% lower than the Hilsea average (90.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 43.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -56.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (PO2 9LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Doyle Avenue (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.