Total Crime Rate

219.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 219.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 82.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.5 9/10
  • Public order 29.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Other theft 14.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.6 9/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Festing Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Eastney and Craneswater , and the 103rd highest crime rate of 588 local areas in Portsmouth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Festing Road (PO4 0DD) in the last 12 months was 219.5 per 1,000 residents and was 160.8% higher than the Eastney and Craneswater average (84.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 87.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -48.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Festing Road (PO4 0DD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 98 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Festing Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Andover Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Craneswater Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bruce Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Craneswater Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Helens Parade Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Helens Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft St Helens Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Helens Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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