Total Crime Rate
143.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Manners Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Central Southsea , and the 175th 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 Manners Road (PO4 0BB) in the last 12 months was 143.4 per 1,000 residents and was 60.0% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 69.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Manners Road (PO4 0BB), 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 | Vehicle crime | Fawcett Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Thorncroft Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thorncroft Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Purbrook Road | Under investigation |
| 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 | Fratton | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fratton | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fratton | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Fratton | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cornwall Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Fratton | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bramble Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Fawcett Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shanklin Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shanklin Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bramble Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ventnor Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cornwall Road | Under investigation |
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