Total Crime Rate

109.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 109.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.1 7/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 6.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Norway Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Hilsea , and the 239th 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 Norway Road (PO3 5HT) in the last 12 months was 109.3 per 1,000 residents and was 21.3% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 67.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norway Road (PO3 5HT), the main crime hotspot is near Farmside Gardens. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Norway Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farmside Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Barbara Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mark Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Larkhill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farmside Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sparrowhawk Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farmside Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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