Total Crime Rate
89.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
75.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026North Avenue area has the 21st highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Hilsea , and the 282nd highest crime rate of 578 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 North Avenue (PO2 9SU) in the last 12 months was 89.6 per 1,000 residents and was 2.8% lower 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -8.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 75.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around North Avenue (PO2 9SU), 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.
View Crime In Portsmouth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Falkland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Howard Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | North Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Howard Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fawley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Fawley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fawley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fawley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Midway Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Falkland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fawley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Falkland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fawley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Horsea Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cunningham Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
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