Crime Rates at Gritanwood Road, Southsea, PO4 9JR

Gritanwood Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Eastney and Craneswater , and the 57th lowest crime rate of 588 local areas in Portsmouth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gritanwood Road (PO4 9JR) in the last 12 months was 19.0 per 1,000 residents and was 77.4% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gritanwood Road (PO4 9JR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stowe Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.