Total Crime Rate

69.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 69.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 38.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.8 9/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Frensham 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.

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Crime Over Time in Frensham Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldsmith Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frogmore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Devonshire Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Fratton Way
Apr 2026Robbery Dickinson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grayshott Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grayshott Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldsmith Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heidelberg Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldsmith Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Goldsmith Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Francis Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Dickinson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dickinson Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mafeking Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dickinson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dickinson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dickinson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dickinson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pretoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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