Total Crime Rate
114.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
26.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Highland Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Eastney and Craneswater , and the 228th highest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Highland Road (PO4 9AH) in the last 12 months was 114.8 per 1,000 residents and was 34.4% higher than the Eastney and Craneswater average (85.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -54.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Highland Road (PO4 9AH), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 148 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Eastney and Craneswater| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bristol Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bristol Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bristol Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | St Ronans Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rochester Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Northcote Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Helens Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Canterbury Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wheatstone Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brompton Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | St Albans Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | St Albans Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Spencer Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Spencer Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brompton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Spencer Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elizabeth Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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