Crime Rates at Fratton Way, Southsea, PO4 8SL

Fratton Way area has the 4th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Baffins , and the 26th highest crime rate of 578 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 Fratton Way (PO4 8SL) in the last 12 months was 523.6 per 1,000 residents and was 428.6% higher 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 91 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 136 (≈ 246.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fratton Way (PO4 8SL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 90 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.