Crime Rates at Playfair Road, Southsea, PO5 1EQ

Playfair Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 79th highest 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 Playfair Road (PO5 1EQ) in the last 12 months was 257.9 per 1,000 residents and was 7.3% lower than the Charles Dickens average (278.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 106.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 47.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Playfair Road (PO5 1EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 96 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stafford Road (61 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.