Total Crime Rate

111.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 111.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.8 10/10
  • Other theft 19.8 10/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Burglary 4.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Boulton Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Central Southsea , and the 234th 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 Boulton Road (PO5 1NS) in the last 12 months was 111.1 per 1,000 residents and was 23.9% higher than the Central Southsea average (89.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 43.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 58.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boulton Road (PO5 1NS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 120 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (51 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Boulton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Moulin Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Albert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Beatrice Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Beatrice Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beatrice Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norman Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Norman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Moulin Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fawcett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chetwynd Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Fawcett Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Napier Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre Mews —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Albert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albert Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albert Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Albert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Darlington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lawrence Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Sep 2025Other theft Allen'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Allen'S Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lorne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chelsea Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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