Total Crime Rate
235.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Outram Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Central Southsea , and the 88th 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 Outram Road (PO5 1QZ) in the last 12 months was 235.7 per 1,000 residents and was 162.9% higher than the Central Southsea average (89.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (β 95.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Outram Road (PO5 1QZ), the main crime hotspot is near Stafford Road. Police recorded 140 crimes here, including 87 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Central Southsea| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B2154 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Ursula Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Andrews Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B2151 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Albert Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Victoria Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Bartholomew'S Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Bartholomew'S Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Bartholomew'S Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Playfair Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | B2154 | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | B2154 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Somers Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Somers Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bradford Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Eton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | B2151 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | B2154 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St Andrews Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Andrews Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Andrews Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Britannia Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | B2154 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | B2154 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B2154 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Eton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B2154 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Aldwell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Aldwell Street | β |
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