Crime Rates at Festing Grove, Southsea, PO4 9QA

Festing Grove area has the 30th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Eastney and Craneswater , and the 228th 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 Festing Grove (PO4 9QA) in the last 12 months was 114.8 per 1,000 residents and was 34.4% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Festing Grove (PO4 9QA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 148 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.