Total Crime Rate

110.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 110.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.4 8/10
  • Public order 18.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Drugs 11.8 9/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.4 1/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Talbot Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Central Southsea , and the 235th highest crime rate of 588 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 0HG) in the last 12 months was 110.6 per 1,000 residents and was 23.3% higher than the Central Southsea average (89.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 63.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Talbot Road (PO4 0HG), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 158 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Talbot Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thorncroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Thorncroft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Talbot Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jessie Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Purbrook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cornwall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Cornwall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Renny Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fratton Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fratton Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Fratton Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Fratton Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fratton Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Manners Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Renny Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Manners Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Londesborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walmer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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