Crime Rates at Highland Road, Southsea, PO4 9EZ

Highland Road area has the highest crime rate of 16 local areas in Milton , and the 87th 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 Highland Road (PO4 9EZ) in the last 12 months was 241.9 per 1,000 residents and was 145.2% higher than the Milton average (98.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -72.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 137.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highland Road (PO4 9EZ), the main crime hotspot is near Pedam Close. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.