Total Crime Rate

70.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 70.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.8 6/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.6 3/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Melville Road area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Eastney and Craneswater , and the 257th lowest crime rate of 588 local areas in Portsmouth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Melville Road (PO4 9TA) in the last 12 months was 70.9 per 1,000 residents and was 15.7% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 32.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melville Road (PO4 9TA), the main crime hotspot is near Gibraltar Road. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Melville Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Finch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Finch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Centurion Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Melville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Driftwood Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Driftwood Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Centurion Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sea Breeze Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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