Crime Rates at Old Canal, Southsea, PO4 8JA

Old Canal area has the 49th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Baffins , and the 220th 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 Old Canal (PO4 8JA) in the last 12 months was 62.0 per 1,000 residents and was 37.5% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 44.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Canal (PO4 8JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gisors Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.