Crime Rates at Methuen Road, Southsea, PO4 9HH

Methuen Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 16 local areas in Milton , and the 138th 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 Methuen Road (PO4 9HH) in the last 12 months was 178.7 per 1,000 residents and was 81.1% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 103.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Methuen Road (PO4 9HH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Billing Close (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.