Total Crime Rate

50.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.6 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 50.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 28.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Delamere Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Central Southsea , and the 186th 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 Delamere Road (PO4 0JA) in the last 12 months was 50.7 per 1,000 residents and was 46.6% 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 , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 28.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Delamere Road (PO4 0JA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 313 crimes here, including 85 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Delamere Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/71)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rochester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons St Ronans Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lawrence Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lawrence Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lawrence Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norman Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sutherland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Francis Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chetwynd Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheatstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Public order Shanklin Road Local resolution
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Fawcett Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shanklin Road Local resolution
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Data Sources

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