Total Crime Rate

273.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 273.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 92.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 78.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.4 9/10
  • Drugs 29.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.3 10/10
  • Other theft 19.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Public order 14.6 9/10
  • Theft from the person 9.8 9/10
  • 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Festing Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Eastney and Craneswater , and the 69th highest crime rate of 578 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 273.2 per 1,000 residents and was 219.9% higher than the Eastney and Craneswater average (85.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 78.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Festing Road (PO4 0DD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 148 crimes here, including 54 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 (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Helens Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Helens Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Helens Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Apr 2026Public order Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Spencer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Exeter Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Spencer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Spencer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons St Ronans Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft St Helens Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bristol Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bristol Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Local resolution
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Data Sources

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