Crime Rates at Minstead Road, Southsea, PO4 9JP

Minstead Road area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Eastney and Craneswater , and the 234th highest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Minstead Road (PO4 9JP) in the last 12 months was 112.5 per 1,000 residents and was 31.7% higher than the Eastney and Craneswater average (85.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 333.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 42.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.2% 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 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ringwood Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.