Crime Rates at Britannia Road North, Southsea, PO5 1SL

Britannia Road North area has the 7th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Central Southsea , and the 91st 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 Britannia Road North (PO5 1SL) in the last 12 months was 234.4 per 1,000 residents and was 161.4% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 115.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Britannia Road North (PO5 1SL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 72 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cumberland Road (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.