Crime Rates at Rochester Road, Southsea, PO4 9BA

Rochester Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Central Southsea , and the 269th lowest crime rate of 588 local areas in Portsmouth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rochester Road (PO4 9BA) in the last 12 months was 74.8 per 1,000 residents and was 16.6% lower than the Central Southsea average (89.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 40.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rochester Road (PO4 9BA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 147 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.