Total Crime Rate

272.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

134.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 272.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 134.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 105.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.0 9/10
  • Other theft 32.7 10/10
  • Public order 21.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.2 9/10
  • Drugs 18.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.6 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wilson Grove area has the 4th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Central Southsea , and the 70th highest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wilson Grove (PO5 1PG) in the last 12 months was 272.7 per 1,000 residents and was 187.5% higher 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 134.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wilson Grove (PO5 1PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 107 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stafford Road (62 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wilson Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/64)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Stafford Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Public order Inglis Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Albert Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Cavendish Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Stafford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Stafford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Road North —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road North Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Bartholomew'S Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Davids Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Bartholomew'S Gardens —
Apr 2026Public order Stafford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Stafford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stafford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime B2154 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hereford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stansted Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stansted Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Duncan Road —
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Data Sources

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