Crime Rates at Horsea Road, Portsmouth, PO2 9SR

Horsea Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Hilsea , and the 257th highest crime rate of 588 local areas in Portsmouth .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Horsea Road (PO2 9SR) in the last 12 months was 101.2 per 1,000 residents and was 12.2% higher 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 80.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Horsea Road (PO2 9SR), 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.