Total Crime Rate
158.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
62.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wheatstone 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.
View Crime In Central Southsea| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shanklin Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wyndcliffe Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shanklin Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wyndcliffe Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Wyndcliffe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Supermarket | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Wyndcliffe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wyndcliffe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leopold Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leopold Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leopold Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leopold Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Leopold Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wyndcliffe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Jessie Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Lawrence Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lawrence Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jessie Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jessie Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Norman Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Jessie Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chetwynd Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Francis Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wheatstone Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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