Total Crime Rate

58.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 58.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 31.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.7 8/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

London Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Hilsea , and the 210th lowest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around London Road (PO2 9LD) in the last 12 months was 58.6 per 1,000 residents and was 36.4% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour 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 8 (≈ 31.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (PO2 9LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Doyle Close (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in London Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Westwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kearsney Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southwood Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Compton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour London Road
Apr 2026Public order Amberley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Torrington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Torrington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haig Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Haig Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Doyle Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting London Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wyllie Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Telford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Meredith Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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