Total Crime Rate

37.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 37.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.3 6/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Northern Parade area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Hilsea , and the 133rd lowest crime rate of 588 local areas in Portsmouth .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Northern Parade (PO2 9PE) in the last 12 months was 37.8 per 1,000 residents and was 58.1% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -13.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 27.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northern Parade (PO2 9PE), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Northern Parade area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Doyle Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Doyle Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cunningham Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cunningham Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alex Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Howard Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Northern Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Magdalen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Doyle Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Doyle Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Magdalen Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Haig Court
Sep 2025Public order Haig Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Magdalen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Matapan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Matapan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Matapan Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northern Parade Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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