Total Crime Rate
85.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ferry Road area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Eastney and Craneswater , and the 294th lowest crime rate of 588 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 Ferry Road (PO4 9UD) in the last 12 months was 85.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1.4% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 73.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 206.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ferry Road (PO4 9UD), the main crime hotspot is near Lumsden Road. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Eastney and Craneswater| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fort Cumberland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Finch Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Finch Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Fort Cumberland Road | Under investigation |
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