Total Crime Rate

13.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 13.2 1/10
  • Violent crimes 13.2 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Esslemont Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Central Southsea , and the 27th lowest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Esslemont Road (PO4 0ET) in the last 12 months was 13.2 per 1,000 residents and was 86.1% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 13.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Esslemont Road (PO4 0ET), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 133 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Esslemont Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/40)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manners Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Northcote Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Manners Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shanklin Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shanklin Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heidelberg Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fawcett Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Ventnor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ventnor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Frensham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheatstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Devonshire Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chetwynd Road Under investigation
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Manners Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manners Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Percy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Percy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Percy Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manners Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manners Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shanklin Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rochester Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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