Total Crime Rate

299.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

117.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 299.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 117.2 10/10
  • Other theft 72.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 57.3 8/10
  • Public order 31.3 10/10
  • Robbery 18.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.2 7/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Chestnut Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Central Southsea , and the 61st 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 Chestnut Avenue (PO4 8AB) in the last 12 months was 299.5 per 1,000 residents and was 215.7% higher than the Central Southsea average (94.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 117.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chestnut Avenue (PO4 8AB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 179 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chestnut Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/47)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dickinson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dickinson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dickinson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fratton Way —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Frensham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dickinson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dickinson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heidelberg Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walmer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walmer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dickinson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Percy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manners Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manners Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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