Total Crime Rate
219.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Eastern Parade area has the 12th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Eastney and Craneswater , and the 103rd highest crime rate of 588 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 Eastern Parade (PO4 9RB) in the last 12 months was 219.5 per 1,000 residents and was 160.8% higher than the Eastney and Craneswater average (84.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -83.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 87.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -48.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Eastern Parade (PO4 9RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Andover Road, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Helena Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Eastney and Craneswater| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bruce Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elizabeth Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Andover Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
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