Total Crime Rate

53.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 53.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 37.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.7 8/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fawcett Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Central Southsea , and the 196th lowest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fawcett Road (PO4 0DF) in the last 12 months was 53.7 per 1,000 residents and was 43.4% lower than the Central Southsea average (94.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 37.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fawcett Road (PO4 0DF), the main crime hotspot is near Cumberland Road. Police recorded 86 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fawcett Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cumberland Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Claremont Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Manners Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Eton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cumberland Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsdown Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norman Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manners Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lucknow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selbourne Terrace Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selbourne Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manners Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fawcett Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inglis Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manners Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manners Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Percy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Percy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jessie Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Inglis Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jessie Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other theft Lawrence Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Jessie Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jessie Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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