Total Crime Rate

121.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.6 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 121.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 57.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.5 8/10
  • Other theft 18.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.1 6/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.1 8/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Other crime 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

Ventnor Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Central Southsea , and the 216th highest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ventnor Road (PO4 0DX) in the last 12 months was 121.2 per 1,000 residents and was 27.8% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 57.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 46.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ventnor Road (PO4 0DX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 165 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fratton (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ventnor Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fawcett Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Percy Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Holland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manners Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manners Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manners Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manners Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Manners Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shanklin Road
Apr 2026Public order Shanklin Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shanklin Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manners Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ventnor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Eton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Percy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jessie Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Jessie Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jessie Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jessie Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lawrence Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chetwynd Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lawrence Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lawrence Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Francis Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norman Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fratton Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fratton Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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