Total Crime Rate

73.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 73.5 7/10
  • Shoplifting 33.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 22.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Winter Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Central Southsea , and the 260th 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 Winter Road (PO4 8DS) in the last 12 months was 73.5 per 1,000 residents and was 22.6% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Winter Road (PO4 8DS), 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 Winter Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frogmore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldsmith Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Goldsmith Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldsmith Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Specks Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Specks Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Specks Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Specks Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devonshire Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hunter Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grayshott Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grayshott Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hunter Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldsmith Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ruskin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other theft Apsley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hatfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mafeking Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mafeking Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Pretoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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