Total Crime Rate

116.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 116.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chetwynd Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Central Southsea , and the 221st 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 Chetwynd Road (PO4 0LZ) in the last 12 months was 116.5 per 1,000 residents and was 29.9% higher than the Central Southsea average (89.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 72.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chetwynd Road (PO4 0LZ), the main crime hotspot is near Albert Road. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chetwynd Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Ventnor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Albert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Manners Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Cleveland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chetwynd Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Manners Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fawcett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beatrice Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Delamere Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Beatrice Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lorne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Beatrice Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Beatrice Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beatrice Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Edmund Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Edmund Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Manners Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Albert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albert Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albert Road —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Albert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Albert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Talbot Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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