Crime Rates at Locksway Road, Southsea, PO4 8JW

Locksway Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Baffins , and the 101st lowest crime rate of 588 local areas in Portsmouth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Locksway Road (PO4 8JW) in the last 12 months was 30.5 per 1,000 residents and was 70.2% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Locksway Road (PO4 8JW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stowe Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.