Total Crime Rate

31.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 31.7 3/10
  • Shoplifting 14.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Haslemere Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Central Southsea , and the 99th lowest crime rate of 578 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 Haslemere Road (PO4 8BE) in the last 12 months was 31.7 per 1,000 residents and was 66.6% lower than the Central Southsea average (94.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -20.0% YoY).

In the area around Haslemere Road (PO4 8BE), the main crime hotspot is near Goldsmith Avenue. Police recorded 85 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Haslemere Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hunter Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldsmith Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frogmore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St Albans Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St Albans Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldsmith Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Devonshire Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hatfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mafeking Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mafeking Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Tower Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grayshott Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grayshott Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devonshire Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Goldsmith Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hunter Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rochester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heidelberg Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Apsley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other crime Frensham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Pretoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ruskin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldsmith Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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