Crime Rates at Highland Road, Southsea, PO4 9DD

Highland Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Central Southsea , and the 248th 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 Highland Road (PO4 9DD) in the last 12 months was 68.7 per 1,000 residents and was 23.4% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 48.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highland Road (PO4 9DD), the main crime hotspot is near Pretoria Road. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.