Crime Rates at Eastney Road, Southsea, PO4 8EA

Eastney Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 16 local areas in Milton , and the 118th highest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Eastney Road (PO4 8EA) in the last 12 months was 190.2 per 1,000 residents and was 104.9% higher than the Milton average (92.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 116.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 59.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eastney Road (PO4 8EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Essex Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.