Total Crime Rate
38.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Grenville Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Central Southsea , and the 134th 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 Grenville Road (PO4 0EA) in the last 12 months was 38.2 per 1,000 residents and was 59.8% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grenville Road (PO4 0EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 76 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wish Place (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Central Southsea| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Bartholomew'S Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Manners Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manners Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manners Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manners Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Road North | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Victoria Road North | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fawcett Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Bartholomew'S Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Eton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wish Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wish Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Wish Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wish Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wish Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Inglis Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Inglis Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lawrence Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Stansted Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chelsea Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shanklin Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Bradford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ventnor Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ventnor Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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