Crime Rates at Highland Road, Southsea, PO4 9LL

Highland Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Eastney and Craneswater , and the 192nd 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 Highland Road (PO4 9LL) in the last 12 months was 136.6 per 1,000 residents and was 59.9% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 92.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highland Road (PO4 9LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ringwood Road, where police recorded 37 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.