Total Crime Rate
110.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Orchard Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Central Southsea , and the 235th highest 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 Orchard Road (PO4 0AB) in the last 12 months was 110.6 per 1,000 residents and was 23.3% higher than the Central Southsea average (89.7 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 63.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Orchard Road (PO4 0AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 72 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eton Road (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Central Southsea| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Kingsdown Place | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fratton | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Manners Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manners Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Manners Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Manners Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Manners Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fratton | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lucknow Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fratton | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Fratton | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Fratton | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ventnor Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bramble Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bramble Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shanklin Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shanklin Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lucknow Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Jessie Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nancy Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cornwall Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cornwall Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Purbrook Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsdown Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Thorncroft Road | Under investigation |
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