Crime Rates at Empshott Road, Southsea, PO4 8AU

Empshott Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Central Southsea , and the 183rd lowest crime rate of 578 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 Empshott Road (PO4 8AU) in the last 12 months was 49.7 per 1,000 residents and was 47.6% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -38.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Empshott Road (PO4 8AU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 159 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Goldsmith Avenue (53 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.