Total Crime Rate

168.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 168.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 74.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 43.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.6 9/10
  • Other theft 15.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 6/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Owen Street area has the 19th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Eastney and Craneswater , and the 145th highest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Owen Street (PO4 9PB) in the last 12 months was 168.6 per 1,000 residents and was 97.5% 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 Shoplifting with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 43.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Owen Street (PO4 9PB), the main crime hotspot is near Billing Close. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Owen Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Clocktower Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priory Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Priory Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Priory Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ward Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prince Albert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cromwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Esplanade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pedam Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hatfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Morley Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Westfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kimberley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priory Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chitty Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Worsley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Collins Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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