Total Crime Rate

159.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

93.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 159.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 93.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.2 9/10
  • Other theft 14.5 9/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.6 1/10
  • Drugs 1.6 1/10
  • Other crime 1.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.6 1/10
  • Robbery 1.6 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

Howard Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Hilsea , and the 160th 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 Howard Road (PO2 9PR) in the last 12 months was 159.9 per 1,000 residents and was 73.5% 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 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 93.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howard Road (PO2 9PR), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Howard Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Falkland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Westwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Horsea Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St Francis Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horsea Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Doyle Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wyllie Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northern Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Howard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Howard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cunningham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Iachino Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dieppe Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Falkland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Falkland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Midway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Salerno Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conan Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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