Total Crime Rate
69.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
38.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Frensham Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Central Southsea , and the 241st lowest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Frensham Road (PO4 8AD) in the last 12 months was 69.2 per 1,000 residents and was 27.1% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 38.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Frensham Road (PO4 8AD), 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.
View Crime In Central Southsea| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Goldsmith Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Frogmore Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Devonshire Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fratton Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Dickinson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grayshott Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grayshott Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Goldsmith Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heidelberg Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Goldsmith Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Goldsmith Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Francis Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Dickinson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dickinson Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mafeking Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dickinson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dickinson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Supermarket | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Dickinson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Dickinson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Pretoria Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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