Crime Rates at Maurice Road, Southsea, PO4 8HH

Maurice Road area has the 44th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Baffins , and the 249th lowest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Maurice Road (PO4 8HH) in the last 12 months was 71.2 per 1,000 residents and was 28.2% lower than the Baffins average (99.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maurice Road (PO4 8HH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bransbury Road, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oakdene Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.