Total Crime Rate

158.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 158.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 62.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.9 9/10
  • Public order 29.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.9 6/10
  • Other theft 21.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.0 8/10
  • Drugs 9.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Wheatstone Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Central Southsea , and the 162nd 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 Wheatstone Road (PO4 0LJ) in the last 12 months was 158.7 per 1,000 residents and was 67.3% higher than the Central Southsea average (94.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 62.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -92.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wheatstone Road (PO4 0LJ), 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 Wheatstone Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Shanklin Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wyndcliffe Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shanklin Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wyndcliffe Road
Apr 2026Burglary Wyndcliffe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Wyndcliffe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wyndcliffe Road 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 Leopold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Leopold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wyndcliffe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jessie Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lawrence Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lawrence Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jessie Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jessie Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norman Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Jessie Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chetwynd Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Francis Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheatstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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