Crime Rates at Beaufort Road, Southsea, PO5 2NJ

Beaufort Road area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Eastney and Craneswater , and the 255th 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 Beaufort Road (PO5 2NJ) in the last 12 months was 72.0 per 1,000 residents and was 15.7% lower than the Eastney and Craneswater average (85.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 30.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beaufort Road (PO5 2NJ), the main crime hotspot is near Beach Road. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.