Crime Rates at Alverstone Road, Southsea, PO4 8RP

Alverstone Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Baffins , and the 29th highest crime rate of 588 local areas in Portsmouth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Alverstone Road (PO4 8RP) in the last 12 months was 538.0 per 1,000 residents and was 426.3% higher 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 88 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 128 (≈ 231.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alverstone Road (PO4 8RP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.