Crime Rates at Anson Road, Southsea, PO4 8TB

Anson 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 Anson Road (PO4 8TB) 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 Anson Road (PO4 8TB), the main crime hotspot is near Warblington Place. Police recorded 151 crimes here, including 105 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.