Crime Rates at Chetwynd Road, Southsea, PO4 0NB

Chetwynd Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Central Southsea , and the 167th highest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chetwynd Road (PO4 0NB) in the last 12 months was 157.8 per 1,000 residents and was 66.3% higher than the Central Southsea average (94.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 80.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chetwynd Road (PO4 0NB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 76 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wish Place (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.