Crime Rates at Alverstone Road, Southsea, PO4 8GS

Alverstone Road area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Baffins , and the 167th lowest crime rate of 588 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 Alverstone Road (PO4 8GS) in the last 12 months was 44.7 per 1,000 residents and was 56.2% lower than the Baffins average (102.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 120.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 29.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 116.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alverstone Road (PO4 8GS), the main crime hotspot is near Specks Lane. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.