Total Crime Rate

584.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

228.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 584.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 228.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 206.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 165.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 65.6 10/10
  • Public order 34.4 10/10
  • Drugs 21.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.8 10/10
  • Other theft 15.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 15.6 10/10
  • Robbery 12.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.3 8/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Theft from the person 6.3 7/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Highland Road area has the highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Central Southsea , and the 20th 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 Highland Road (PO4 9DA) in the last 12 months was 584.4 per 1,000 residents and was 516.0% higher than the Central Southsea average (94.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 66 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 73 (≈ 228.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highland Road (PO4 9DA), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Highland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Helens Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheatstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Northcote Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons St Ronans Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rochester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brompton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bristol Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bristol Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St Albans Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Brompton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary St Albans Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Brompton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brompton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bristol Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Exeter Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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