Crime Rates at Outram Road, Southsea, PO5 1QU

Outram Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Central Southsea , and the 77th highest crime rate of 588 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 Outram Road (PO5 1QU) in the last 12 months was 258.2 per 1,000 residents and was 187.9% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 141.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Outram Road (PO5 1QU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 144 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stafford Road (87 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.