Crime Rates at Fawcett Road, Southsea, PO4 0DW

Fawcett Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Central Southsea , and the 104th 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 Fawcett Road (PO4 0DW) in the last 12 months was 219.0 per 1,000 residents and was 144.2% higher than the Central Southsea average (89.7 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 58.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fawcett Road (PO4 0DW), 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.