Total Crime Rate

108.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.7 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 108.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 59.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Spinnaker Drive area has the 17th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Hilsea , and the 245th 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 Spinnaker Drive (PO2 9NS) in the last 12 months was 108.2 per 1,000 residents and was 17.4% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 59.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spinnaker Drive (PO2 9NS), the main crime hotspot is near Horsea Lane. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Spinnaker Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Salerno Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cunningham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horsea Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dieppe Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Iachino Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Howard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Howard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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