Total Crime Rate

95.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 95.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 49.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.2 8/10
  • Shoplifting 16.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Brunel Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Hilsea , and the 267th 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 Brunel Road (PO2 9NP) in the last 12 months was 95.7 per 1,000 residents and was 3.9% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 49.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brunel Road (PO2 9NP), 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 Brunel Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Inhurst Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hartley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Inhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haig Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour London Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ophir Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ophir Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Haig Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting London Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northern Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Meredith Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Doyle Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Telford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Westwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Inhurst Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wyllie Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southwood Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alex Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shadwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alex Way Under investigation

Data Sources

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