Total Crime Rate
48.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Fawcett Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Central Southsea , and the 177th lowest 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 Fawcett Road (PO4 0LB) in the last 12 months was 48.5 per 1,000 residents and was 46.0% lower than the Central Southsea average (89.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 13 (β 28.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fawcett Road (PO4 0LB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 281 crimes here, including 76 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Central Southsea| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wyndcliffe Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Beatrice Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jubilee Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Henley Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chetwynd Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beatrice Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Beatrice Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Beatrice Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Beatrice Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Jubilee Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Darlington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Darlington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Manners Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Manners Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Manners Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Jubilee Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Edmund Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shanklin Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shanklin Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
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