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 133rd highest crime rate of 588 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 186.9 per 1,000 residents and was 89.4% higher than the Milton average (98.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 65.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.6% 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 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bransbury Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.