Total Crime Rate

208.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

77.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 208.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 77.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 43.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.0 9/10
  • Public order 37.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.0 7/10
  • Other theft 23.6 10/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Fawcett Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Central Southsea , and the 106th highest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fawcett Road (PO4 0LD) in the last 12 months was 208.8 per 1,000 residents and was 120.0% higher than the Central Southsea average (94.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 77.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 260.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fawcett Road (PO4 0LD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 148 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fawcett Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/75)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wyndcliffe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Herbert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Herbert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Herbert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herbert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fawcett Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leopold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leopold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leopold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leopold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herbert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Inglis Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leopold Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harold Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Northcote Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wyndcliffe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wyndcliffe Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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