Total Crime Rate
165.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Fawcett Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Central Southsea , and the 152nd highest crime rate of 588 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 0LG) in the last 12 months was 165.0 per 1,000 residents and was 84.0% higher than the Central Southsea average (89.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 116.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 60.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 1153.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fawcett Road (PO4 0LG), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 170 crimes here, including 57 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 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Darlington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norman Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Boulton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Boulton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Londesborough Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wyndcliffe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Wyndcliffe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Henley Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wyndcliffe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Albert Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Northcote Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bramble Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shanklin Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shanklin Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Darlington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Albert Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bramble Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Edmund Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Edmund Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Delamere Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Albert Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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