Total Crime Rate
65.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
24.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lumsden Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Eastney and Craneswater , and the 234th 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 9LR) in the last 12 months was 65.0 per 1,000 residents and was 23.8% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 24.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 330.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lumsden Road (PO4 9LR), 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.
View Crime In Eastney and Craneswater| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gibraltar Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lumsden Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lumsden Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gibraltar Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Fort Cumberland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lumsden Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Gibraltar Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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