Total Crime Rate

221.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 221.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 119.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 51.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Robbery 7.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 7th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Central Southsea , and the 99th 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 Fawcett Road (PO4 0DH) in the last 12 months was 221.4 per 1,000 residents and was 133.4% higher than the Central Southsea average (94.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 51.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fawcett Road (PO4 0DH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 76 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eton Road (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fawcett Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/68)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boulton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lawrence Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wyndcliffe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wyndcliffe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wyndcliffe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norman Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wyndcliffe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manners Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manners Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lawrence Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Wyndcliffe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lawrence Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beatrice Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Beatrice Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beatrice Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beatrice Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beatrice Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beatrice Road —
Apr 2026Public order Wyndcliffe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wyndcliffe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Manners Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stansted Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jessie Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Boulton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Jessie Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harold Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jessie Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jessie Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleveland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stansted Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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