Total Crime Rate

21.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 21.7 2/10
  • Violent crimes 17.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Finch Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Eastney and Craneswater , and the 60th lowest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Finch Road (PO4 9LU) in the last 12 months was 21.7 per 1,000 residents and was 74.5% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 17.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Finch Road (PO4 9LU), 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 Finch Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Centurion Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gibraltar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gibraltar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Gibraltar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lumsden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Fort Cumberland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lumsden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lumsden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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