Crime Rates at Apsley Road, Southsea, PO4 8RH

Apsley Road area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Baffins , and the 120th 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 Apsley Road (PO4 8RH) in the last 12 months was 33.3 per 1,000 residents and was 67.4% lower than the Baffins average (102.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -70.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Apsley Road (PO4 8RH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 100 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Goldsmith Avenue (53 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.