Crime Rates at Furness Road, Southsea, PO5 2JL

Furness Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Eastney and Craneswater , and the 211th lowest crime rate of 588 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 Furness Road (PO5 2JL) in the last 12 months was 59.0 per 1,000 residents and was 29.9% lower than the Eastney and Craneswater average (84.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 36.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Furness Road (PO5 2JL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 143 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Waverley Road (58 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.