Crime Rates at Ringwood Road, Southsea, PO4 9JL

Ringwood Road area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Eastney and Craneswater , and the 235th lowest crime rate of 578 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 Ringwood Road (PO4 9JL) in the last 12 months was 66.1 per 1,000 residents and was 22.6% lower than the Eastney and Craneswater average (85.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 45.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ringwood Road (PO4 9JL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Billing Close (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.