Crime Rates at Meon Road, Southsea, PO4 8NN

Meon Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 105 local areas in Baffins , and the 112th lowest crime rate of 578 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 Meon Road (PO4 8NN) in the last 12 months was 34.5 per 1,000 residents and was 65.2% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meon Road (PO4 8NN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gisors Road, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church View (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.