Total Crime Rate
10.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bruce Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Eastney and Craneswater , and the 26th lowest crime rate of 588 local areas in Portsmouth .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bruce Road (PO4 9RL) in the last 12 months was 10.9 per 1,000 residents and was 87.1% lower than the Eastney and Craneswater average (84.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 5.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bruce Road (PO4 9RL), 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 |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
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