Total Crime Rate

78.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 78.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 51.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Drugs 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lumsden Road area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Eastney and Craneswater , and the 273rd 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 Lumsden Road (PO4 9LN) in the last 12 months was 78.6 per 1,000 residents and was 8.0% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 51.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lumsden Road (PO4 9LN), the main crime hotspot is near Gibraltar Road. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lumsden Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gibraltar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Melville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lumsden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gibraltar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Gibraltar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lumsden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Fort Cumberland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lumsden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Centurion Gate Under investigation

Data Sources

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