Total Crime Rate

65.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 65.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.2 6/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Other crime 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 · 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 18th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Hilsea , and the 239th lowest crime rate of 588 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 Northern Parade (PO2 9RD) in the last 12 months was 65.7 per 1,000 residents and was 27.1% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -70.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northern Parade (PO2 9RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bus/Coach Station, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fawley Road (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Northern Parade area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hilsea Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horsea Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horsea Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fawley Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fawley Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fawley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fawley Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rampart Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horsea Road 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Midway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Portswood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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