Crime Rates at Minstead Road, Southsea, PO4 9JP

Minstead Road area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Eastney and Craneswater , and the 252nd 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 Minstead Road (PO4 9JP) in the last 12 months was 69.9 per 1,000 residents and was 17.0% lower than the Eastney and Craneswater average (84.2 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 Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 36.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Minstead Road (PO4 9JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bransbury Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.