Total Crime Rate

63.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 63.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 36.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.2 7/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Talbot Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Central Southsea , and the 224th lowest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Talbot Road (PO4 0HE) in the last 12 months was 63.1 per 1,000 residents and was 33.5% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 36.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 120.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Talbot Road (PO4 0HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 165 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 Talbot Road area

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

Data Sources

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