Crime Rates at Lawrence Road, Southsea, PO5 1NY

Lawrence Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Central Southsea , and the 38th lowest crime rate of 578 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 Lawrence Road (PO5 1NY) in the last 12 months was 17.1 per 1,000 residents and was 82.0% lower than the Central Southsea average (94.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -91.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lawrence Road (PO5 1NY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 107 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wish Place (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.