Crime Rates at Liss Road, Southsea, PO4 8AP

Liss Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Central Southsea , and the 267th lowest crime rate of 588 local areas in Portsmouth .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Liss Road (PO4 8AP) in the last 12 months was 74.5 per 1,000 residents and was 16.9% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 40.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Liss Road (PO4 8AP), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 258 crimes here, including 80 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.