Crime Rates at West End Road, Southsea, PO5 2DD

This area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Central Southsea , and the 111th lowest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around This (PO5 2DD) in the last 12 months was 34.0 per 1,000 residents and was 64.2% lower than the Central Southsea average (94.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode PO5 2DD, the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 114 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.