Crime Rates at Heyshott Road, Southsea, PO4 8AX

Heyshott Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Central Southsea , and the 181st lowest crime rate of 588 local areas in Portsmouth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heyshott Road (PO4 8AX) in the last 12 months was 49.3 per 1,000 residents and was 45.0% lower than the Central Southsea average (89.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heyshott Road (PO4 8AX), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 194 crimes here, including 61 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.